Antonio Di Natale’s Udinese host improving Empoli in the early Saturday game.
It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
The Friulani started the campaign with a bang, beating reigning champions Juventus in Turin, but have struggled ever since.
Di Natale shakes off a back problem and returns to the starting XI against the club where he began his Serie A career.
Antonio Di Natale’s Udinese host improving Empoli in the early Saturday game.
It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
The Friulani started the campaign with a bang, beating reigning champions Juventus in Turin, but have struggled ever since.
Di Natale shakes off a back problem and returns to the starting XI against the club where he began his Serie A career.
Guilherme, Silvan Widmer and Alexander Merkel are all on the treatment table.
Empoli are fresh from holding Napoli to an impressive 2-2 draw, but that remains their only point of the season so far.
Levan Mchedlidze is out injured, but the front three of Riccardo Saponara, Massimo Maccarone and Manuel Pucciarelli remain intact.
Piotr Zielinski starts against his parent club.
Udinese: Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Piris; Edenilson, Badu, Iturra, Kone, Adnan; Di Natale, Duvan Zapata
Udinese bench: Romo, Meret, Domizzi, Insua, Pasquale, Felipe, Heurtaux, Fernandes, Marquinho, Perica, Aguirre, Thereau
Empoli:Skorupski; Laurini, Tonelli, Barba, Mario Rui; Zielinski, Diousse, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli
Empoli bench:Pelagotti; Zambelli, Bittante, Ronaldo, Maiello, Costa, Piu, Camporese, Paredes, Krunic, Livaja, Buchel