Multiple sources claim Udinese will remove Andrea Stramaccioni to hire ex-Atalanta boss Stefano Colantuono.

The reports are backed by Sky Sport Italia and SportItalia, who are adamant it’s a done deal.

This week Udinese director Cristian Giaretta declared reports of a split with Stramaccioni were “entirely unfounded.”

However, the media in Italy continue to state he will leave the Stadio Friuli club, possibly a termination of the contract by mutual consent.

Udinese director of sport Cristiano Giaretta slammed “unfounded claims” they will sack Coach Andrea Stramaccioni.

The rumours emerged after a 1-0 home defeat to Sassuolo left them fifth from bottom.

“There was no meeting with Stramaccioni and no divergence of opinions on transfer strategy,” assured Giaretta.

“We will speak at the end of the season and right now have another game to think about. We only discuss these matters around renewals and other issues when the campaign has been completed.

Coach Andrea Stramaccioni won't field Antonio Di Natale from the start, but hopes he'll stay with Udinese.

The Zebrette are up against Sassuolo today in a game that will be largely inconsequential, but could allow either team to climb a few spots in the standings ahead of season's end.

“We're coming from a positive game, one that represented a good comeback after the worrying decline we showed against Sampdoria,” he said, in reference to the good play shown by his team in their 2-1 loss to Roma.

Andrea Stramaccioni joked about the defensive howler that allowed Roma to beat Udinese. “I don’t know who to get angry with!”

The Friulani had taken the lead and threatened to go 2-0 up, hitting the woodwork before half-time, but were beaten 2-1 at the Olimpico.

“I think Udinese played the game we wanted to. We defended in a balanced fashion, but should’ve made more of the great scoring opportunities in the first half,” the Coach told Sky Sport Italia.

Andrea Stramaccioni’s Udinese are comfortably mid-table, but he warned “we don’t want to give Roma an easy ride.”

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.

“We had a good week in training and kept the adrenaline pumping, because we don’t want to give Roma an easy ride,” said the Coach in his Press conference.

Vincenzo Montella could quit Fiorentina and the list of replacements includes Luciano Spalletti, Roberto Donadoni and Andrea Stramaccioni.

The Coach made comments after the Europa League exit to Sevilla, 5-0 on aggregate, in the semi-final on Thursday which suggested he could walk away.

He has another two years left on his contract, but is increasingly at odds with the fans at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

According to the Corriere dello Sport, the Viola have already drawn up a list of tacticians who can take over for Montella next season.

Andrea Stramaccioni wants Udinese to be focused on their defence against the Verona threat of Luca Toni.

It kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.

The Zebrette are sitting in mid-table and have little either to lose or to salvage, but the 39-year-old Coach won't let his guard down.

Andrea Stramaccioni praised Udinese and Antonio Di Natale for out-playing Inter when down to nine men.

At the final whistle, the Stadio Friuli cheered as if they had won the game rather than lost 2-1.

“What I told my players is that even if we lost and didn’t get points, this game was on a par with the victory over Milan,” the Coach told Sky Sport Italia.

Udinese Coach Andrea Stramaccioni has urged his players to show consistency when they take on Inter on Tuesday, three days after beating Milan.

The Zebrette host Stramaccioni’s former club tomorrow evening and their Coach hopes to put together back-to-back wins for the first time since September.

In his pre-match Press conference, the Bianconeri boss outlined the threats posed by Inter and how he sees his team’s progress.

“We’ve been working towards this match and assessing the condition of some individuals,” he said.

Andrea Stramaccioni said Udinese “proved what we can do” by beating Milan in a 2-1 victory.

“We wanted to do well in front of our fans and the way the crowd acclaimed us at the final whistle was an important sign for the lads,” the Coach told Sky Sport Italia and Sport Mediaset.