udinese vs como: Kickoff, TV and Team News for Serie A
Opens Serie A on August 22, 2026, at Bluenergy Stadium in Udine. The match starts at 18:30 CET and will be shown on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and Paramount+…
UDINE — udinese vs como opens the 2026-27 Serie A season on August 22, 2026, at Bluenergy Stadium, with kickoff set for 18:30 CET. The match brings together a Udinese side looking to start strongly at home and a Como team carrying early-season expectations into one of the first big tests of the campaign.
The game matters because both clubs arrive with different pressure points. Udinese want points from the opening weekend after a summer of squad work, while Como travel with an ambitious group and a lineup that has drawn attention well beyond Italy.
udinese vs como: kickoff, broadcast and venue
The match will be available on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the United States. Football Italia also said it will provide live updates via a Liveblog.
Udinese host the game at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine. Four matches are scheduled on Saturday, August 22, in the opening round of the season, with Inter-Monza also kicking off at 18:30 CET and Parma-Cagliari and Genoa-Napoli set for 20:45 CET.
The fixture has an early-season edge. Both sides are still being shaped, and this one gives a first look at how they plan to compete once the points start to matter.
Team news for udinese vs como
Goal reported that Udinese must cope without the injured Giorgi Chakvetadze, Alessandro Zanoli and Christian Kabasele. For Como, Jayden Addai is the only unavailable player.
Udinese are expected to line up with two Italian defenders, Matteo Palma and Nicolò Bertola, while Nicolò Zaniolo is set to start as an attacking midfielder. The expected Udinese XI is Okoye; Bertola, Palma, Solet; Vojvoda, Karlström, Piotrowski, Kamara; Zaniolo, Ekkelenkamp; Buksa.
Como are expected to go with Butez; Couto, Ramón, Chalobah, Valle; Perrone, da Cunha; Diao, Paz, Baturina; Douvikas. Cesc Fàbregas has also been linked with starting Assane Diao, Nico Paz and Martin Baturina behind the striker Anastasios Douvikas, according to Sky Sport reports cited by Yahoo Sports.
Nico Paz has become one of the names to watch for Como, while Zaniolo gives Udinese a direct attacking option from the start. That duel in the middle of the pitch and between the lines could decide who settles first.
For Udinese, this opener is a chance to set a tone at home. Goal noted that the Friulani finished last season in the relegation zone on current standings data, sitting 19th, and will be desperate to climb from the opening weekend. Como, meanwhile, enter with a squad described as one of the most ambitious outside the traditional top clubs, and their early table position has only raised the stakes.
The squad picture at Como has also been busy. Goal said Álvaro Morata has been linked with an exit, while the club works to trim a squad that has grown too large for Serie A and Champions League registration requirements. That backdrop gives this opener extra weight. Not just a first game, but a first read on where the project stands.
Football Italia said it will also examine Inter-Monza and Udinese-Como in a post-match show from San Siro on Saturday, adding another layer of coverage around a round that starts fast. For both clubs, the first real answer comes at kickoff, and the margin for a slow start is already thin.
