According to FC Inter News, two Udinese players were forced off with injuries in the first half of their match against Lazio, and whether they can play against Inter remains to be evaluated. The match was the final fixture of Serie A Round 3, with the two teams set to meet at San Siro one week later.

During the match against Lazio, Runjaic replaced Piotrkowski and Solet with Lennon-Miller and Kabasele respectively. Udinese had already used two of their three substitution opportunities, making the team's personnel adjustments before the final whistle more difficult. At halftime, Udinese also brought on Issouf Bayo to replace Unai Gomez.