Udinese vs Torino preview - Padelli looking for continuity

Torino goalkeeper Daniele Padelli is confident his side can add to Udinese's misery when the two sides meet at the Friuli stadium on Sunday.

A goal from captain Kamil Glik gave the Granata a 1-0 victory over Napoli last weekend to climb to eighth in the Serie A standings.

Toro, who reached the last 16 of the Europa League last week, are unbeaten in the last 15 games and will fancy their chances of claiming another positive result in Friuli.

"Although it won't be easy because Udinese will be desperate to return to victory, we want to continue to do well and are confident we can," Padelli told the Italian press. "This month will be fundamental for us to see how far we can go.

"We must look to give continuity to our performances and also pick up some good results."

Toro coach Giampiero Ventura is expected to keep changes to the side that beat Napoli to a minimum, although the visitors will have to overcome the absence of midfielder Alvaro Gonzalez, who is out injured.

Josef Martinez and team's leading scorer Fabio Quagliarella will again lead Torino's attack.

Udinese, meanwhile, have not won at home since October 26 and have collected three points since - all from draws - at the Friuli stadium.

Andrea Stramaccioni's side is going through a difficult spell and has not come out triumphant since January 26.

Udinese have collected one point since.

Last weekend's 1-0 defeat at Cesena was Udinese's third straight loss and dropped the Bianconeri to 14th place.

Udinese do have a game in hand after their game at Parma was postponed last month.

"We deserved to lose at Cesena," Stramaccioni said. "My team needs to start looking down at the standings and not just up.

"There needs to be a sense of urgency."

Udinese have found the back of the net just once in its last four matches and the team's leading scorer Antonio Di Natale has found the back of the net just once since the turn of the year.