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Nicola Amoruso has recovered and is expected to start against Udinese this evening, reveals Reggina boss Massimo Ficcadenti.

The striker has been sidelined for a few days with a bout of flu, but took part in Friday’s training session.


“Amoruso was out of action for two days and we will have to do a late fitness test to see whether he can start or not. As for the rest, I will name my starting XI just before the match, as I always do.”


The trip to the Stadio Friuli comes after Reggina suffered their first defeat of the season, falling 2-0 to leaders Roma.


“We lost last Sunday, but only against a fantastic squad and we did play on level terms for 50 minutes,” noted Ficcadenti.


“Overall we are in good shape physically, we worked hard this week and I expect to see progress.


“Udinese are a side that are strongest in attack, although lately they have had a few problems with injuries in midfield. A compact outfit with a young and tough defence, plus forward-thinking full-backs.”


Curiously, so far Udinese have picked up all four of their points away from home, falling to a 5-0 defeat against Napoli in their only home match.


“From the first three rounds it would see they have greater ease in performing away from home, but I think that what we saw with Napoli was the classic bad day at the office.”


Reggina have another trend to look towards, as they have not lost at the Stadio Friuli since a 1-0 result in December 2003, followed by two away victories and last season’s 1-1 draw – the latter earned despite Maurizio Lanzaro’s 55th-minute red card.


“Of course we hope to get a positive result this time as well, but it will all depend on us.”

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