Buy Udinese vs Como FC tickets for Saturday 22 August 2026 and you are buying one of the two matches that start the Serie A season. Kick-off is 18:30 at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, matchday one, played at the same moment as the champions' opener in Milan.
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The visitors are the story. Como were in Serie B in 2024 and qualified for the Champions League league phase for the first time in their history at the end of last season, a rise of two divisions in two years. Anyone weighing up Udinese tickets is looking at a ground where that novelty meets one of the steadiest home crowds in Italy.
Udinese averaged 22,622 last season in a stadium the club lists at 25,132 seats. That is roughly 90 per cent full, the sixth-best fill rate in the division. The Friuli does not sell out often, but it rarely has much slack either.
The club publishes the split, which makes the arithmetic unusually clear. When these two met at the Friuli on 6 April 2026, the crowd of 24,347 broke down as 14,019 season ticket holders plus 10,328 tickets sold. Season tickets closed at 13,799 the season before, with the club aiming past 14,000 this time.
Against a capacity a little over 25,100, that leaves roughly 11,000 seats a match to distribute. Take out a visiting sector of about 1,300 and you are down to somewhere near 9,700 for home buyers. For the April fixture, 10,328 tickets went. There was effectively nothing left.
One sector is closed off entirely. The Curva Nord, where Udinese's organised support sits, sold out on season tickets and the club now runs a formal waiting list for it. It does not appear on Serie A single-match price lists at all, so no amount of budget puts you in there on matchday.
Como will not fill the gap from the away end. Udine and Como sit at opposite ends of northern Italy, roughly 425 kilometres apart, a four-and-a-half hour drive or six hours by train with changes. The visiting allocation is about 1,300 and the travelling support is drawn from a city whose own ground holds barely 12,000.
Timing tightens things further. Udinese's season ticket campaign runs until 19 August, three days before this match, which means the seasonal base is still absorbing seats while single tickets are being chosen. Anything released back into general sale competes with an opening-night audience.
One honest counterweight, because it should change how you buy rather than whether you do. There is no rivalry here. Udinese's traditional grudges are with Triestina, Verona and Juventus. Como appear on neither their rivalry list nor their friendship list.
That absence of heat is reflected in the pricing, which works in your favour. Udinese tier their fixtures, with Como sitting well down the ladder: for the April 2026 meeting, face values ran from €30 in the Curva Sud to €50 in the central tribune, with under-18s at €5. A Juventus visit to the same seats has been priced at €60 to €130. This is a near-full Serie A ground at some of the lowest prices in the top flight.
Not from the club, no. Udinese require their 1896 Membership fidelity card, the club's version of the Tessera del Tifoso, before you can buy a ticket or a season ticket. It costs €13 plus postage, with an online purchase returning a provisional PDF card immediately that carries everything you need.
There is a second, separate product that catches people out. The 1896 Membership Program at €40, halved if bought alongside a season ticket before the end of September, is the loyalty tier rather than the entry card. It buys you the presale window and a real discount, roughly €16 instead of €20 in the Curva Sud on recent fixtures.
Udinese sell through TicketOne, usually in two stages. Card-holding members get an online-only presale where the membership number goes into the promo-code field, capped at two tickets, then general sale opens across all channels a day or two later. Lower-demand fixtures sometimes skip straight to a single open sale.
The mechanic that matters most for a resale buyer is nominative ticketing. Italian rules put a named holder on every ticket, with the stadium regulations requiring a valid photo identification document at entry that stewards may match against the bearer. Under-10s are exempt from that requirement, under-14s must be accompanied and there is no re-entry once you leave.
Udinese handle transfers through TicketOne's post-order area as a cambio utilizzatore. Both parties need a fan card, the deadline is 23:59 the day before the match, then you may move from a full-price to a concession tariff but not the reverse. Crucially it is not available at all on away-sector tickets. Any listing you buy needs to arrive in a form that survives the gate, so read the delivery note before you pay rather than after.
Five things move the number. Sector leads, because the Friuli prices in clean steps from the Curva Sud up to the central tribune under the arch. Then availability, which at this ground is a function of how much the seasonal base has already taken.
Third is the opening-night slot, which lifts a fixture that would otherwise sit at the quiet end of Udinese's calendar. Fourth is Udinese's own fixture tiering, where Como sit in a lower band than the Milan clubs or Juventus. Fifth is whether the listing carries hospitality, which at this ground means a genuinely serious catering operation rather than a lounge with sandwiches.
Udinese had not published a price list for this fixture at the time of writing, so the reference point is the last Como visit. On 6 April 2026 the Curva Sud and visiting sector were €30, the lateral tribunes and Distinti €35, the central tribunes €50, with concessions a few euros lower and under-18s at €5. Resale sits above those figures, though the base is low enough that the absolute numbers stay modest.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curva Sud | £30 – £60 | Buyers who want the lowest entry price | Behind the goal at the south end. The lowest-priced home sector Udinese sell on matchday |
| Distinti | £45 – £80 | Regulars who prefer the side-on view | The east side, running the length of the pitch. Steady availability and honest value |
| Tribuna Laterale | £55 – £95 | Families and first-time visitors | Main stand, away from the centre. Tribuna Laterale Nord is the family and smoke-free area |
| Tribuna Centrale | £85 – £150 | Halfway-line buyers | Under the arch, directly on the centre line. Clears fastest for an opener |
| VIP Club and hospitality | £180 – £420+ | Corporate guests and buyers wanting catering included | Udinese quote matchday hospitality on request rather than publishing rates |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The Friuli is one of the more comfortable grounds in Italy to watch football in, for a specific reason. Udinese rebuilt it between 2013 and 2016, tore out the athletics track, demolished three of the four stands and put them back closer to the pitch. Venue background sits on the Stadio Friuli tickets page.
What survived is the original 1976 west stand and its concrete arch, roughly 200 metres long and 31 metres high, now the defining shape of the ground. Every seat is covered and the perimeter fencing is gone. The block layout is set out on the Stadio Friuli seating plan.
Two things to know before you filter listings. The Curva Nord is not available on matchday because season tickets take all of it. And the sector Udinese call Distinti Nord, blocks G1 and G2 at the north end of the east side, is restricted to supporters who held specific season tickets the previous year, so it will not appear as an open option either.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribuna Centrale Nord and Sud | First visit, hosted guests, halfway-line buyers | High | Under the arch on the centre line. Tribuna Centrale Nord becomes smoke-free from 2026/27. Gates K3 and K14 |
| Tribuna Laterale Nord | Families and younger fans | Mid | The family sector, smoke-free, sold in groups on the club's own packages. Calmer than the curve |
| Tribuna Laterale Sud | Value-focused main-stand buyers | Mid | Same stand as the centre line, priced well below it. Accessible seating sits at this end |
| Distinti | Supporters who want the length of the pitch | Low to mid | East side, blocks G through N. Gates K8 and K9 to the north, K6 and K7 to the south |
| Curva Sud | The lowest-priced way into the ground | Low | Behind the south goal, Gate K4. The Curva Nord is season-ticket only and does not go on matchday sale |
| Settore Ospiti | Supporters travelling with Como | Fixed allocation | Blocks Q1, Q2, R1 and R2 at the lateral end of the Curva Sud, around 1,300 seats. Transfers are not permitted on away tickets |
If you are neutral or visiting Udine for the first time, take the Distinti or a Tribuna Laterale seat. The rebuild pushed both close enough to the pitch that the premium for the centre line buys you an angle rather than a better view. Buyers travelling in Como colours belong in the visiting sector only, since Italian segregation rules are enforced at the gate and a ticket in the wrong sector is grounds for refusal.
Udinese's hospitality is a step above what a 25,000-seat ground would suggest, sold under the Udinese Club House name and built around a kitchen overseen by a two-Michelin-star chef from the city. Products are sold as full-season memberships rather than by the match, so what reaches a single fixture is limited.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Sky Box | Companies and private groups of four to six | Private suite with table service, branding options and parking included. The top of the programme by some distance |
| President Club | Clients and formal occasions | Restaurant shared with club directors, table service, guest chefs brought in for the larger fixtures. Jacket required |
| Manager Club and VIP Club | Small groups trading up from general admission | Gourmand buffet or standard buffet with central seating, parking available separately. VIP Club is also sold on single fixtures |
| Executive Club | Pairs wanting comfort without formality | Buffet in a lounge themed around the club's history, casual dress, seats on the central tribune |
Two points to weigh. Several packages exclude the Milan clubs and Juventus from their extras, which tells you where the club expects pressure, so an opening fixture against Como is one of the easier dates to secure. And parking is priced separately on most tiers rather than bundled, which matters at a ground four kilometres outside the city.
Confirm what a package includes before buying. Dress codes vary from casual to jacket required, catering runs from buffet to table service, while Udinese quote matchday hospitality by enquiry rather than publishing rates. A listing that names the specific club rather than saying hospitality is telling you something useful.
Italy runs stricter entry rules than most of Europe, so the delivery method is not a detail here. Every ticket carries a named holder, a valid photo identification document must be produced on request, which stewards may match against the name on the ticket. Read the delivery note on any listing before you buy.
| Delivery Type | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Digital ticket with a name change | That the seller will complete the transfer into your name. The deadline is 23:59 the day before the match, so agree the timing up front |
| E-ticket by email | Whose name is printed on it. The sector, block, row and gate letter should all be stated rather than a generic zone |
| Collection in Udine | The meeting point, the window it operates in and what identification the seller expects you to bring |
| Courier to an address | Lead time against a Saturday fixture, plus somewhere able to sign. Digital is the safer route from abroad |
Entrances are lettered with a K. On the club's published access maps the central and lateral tribunes use K3 to the south and K14 to the north, the Distinti use K6 to K9, while the Curva Sud uses K4. Udinese publish exact gate and opening times per fixture rather than as a standing rule, so confirm on the matchday page nearer the date.
Leave the flags and the flares at home. The stadium regulations prohibit pyrotechnics, smoke devices, bottles and any liquid container, alcohol, motorcycle helmets, bulky luggage such as cool boxes and suitcases, umbrellas unless security judge them harmless, megaphones and drums without prior authorisation, binoculars and recording equipment including reflex-style cameras. Banners need an application to the club at least seven days ahead.
No bag dimension is published, so the rule is judgement rather than a tape measure. Travel light, expect a metal detector and a pat-down search. Remember that leaving the ground means you are not getting back in.
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Step1
Open the fixture page
Confirm the date reads Saturday 22 August 2026 with an 18:30 kick-off. Serie A fixes exact times only five matchdays ahead, so work from the date shown against the seat itself.
Step2
Set up your account first
You can create an account in under a minute. With a nominative ticketing system the seller needs your details early, so having them saved shortens the transfer.
Step3
Filter by quantity before browsing
A ground where two thirds of the crowd holds a season ticket releases seats in singles and pairs. Setting your party size at the start removes listings that cannot seat you together.
Step4
Read the sector name, not just the price
Curva Sud, Distinti, Tribuna Laterale and Tribuna Centrale are four different afternoons at four different prices. The sector name tells you more about the seat than any other line on the listing.
Step5
Confirm the transfer terms line by line
Look for how the seller intends to get the ticket into your name, when they will do it and whether the sector allows a transfer at all. Away-sector tickets cannot be reassigned, so treat those listings with care.
Step6
Confirm the total
The figure on the listing card becomes a final price once fees and delivery are applied. Review the full breakdown on the summary screen so nothing surprises you.
Step7
Complete payment
Pay through the secure gateway. Your confirmation arrives by email immediately, restating the delivery method so you know what is coming and roughly when.
Step8
Follow the order through
Use track order to watch progress from confirmation to delivery. Worth doing early on a fixture where the name-change window shuts the night before.
The Stadio Friuli sits at Piazzale Repubblica Argentina in the Rizzi district, about four kilometres north-west of central Udine. Urban bus line 9 connects it directly to the railway station and the bus terminal, which is the simplest route for anyone arriving by train. Driving means the A23, exiting at Udine Sud or Udine Nord onto the western ring road and following the stadium signs.
For international buyers the nearest airport is Trieste, at Ronchi dei Legionari, under 50 kilometres away with a train from the airport's own station into Udine. Venice is the more common long-haul arrival point and adds a straightforward rail leg. Udine itself is a compact, walkable city, so a Saturday evening kick-off leaves the whole day free before the match.
On delivery, favour a digital ticket with a confirmed name change over anything physical. The transfer must land in your name before 23:59 the night before, so buy early enough that a seller in another time zone has room to complete it. Carry the identification document whose name matches the ticket.
Groups should request seats together at the point of purchase rather than assuming it. Anyone following the tie the other way should note that the return meeting at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia is a much smaller ground, where availability rather than price becomes the constraint.
This fixture has no edge in the usual sense, because the two clubs have spent most of their histories in different divisions and have never developed a quarrel. What it has instead is a record so lopsided it becomes interesting on its own. Como have played eight Serie A matches at the Stadio Friuli and have not won any of them.
The sequence runs across five decades. Udinese won the first three meetings here in the 1980s, including a four-goal afternoon in February 1985, then drew the next two as both sides slid towards the lower half. A single meeting in 2003 finished 3-2 to the hosts in a match that produced more goals than the previous three combined.
The two most recent visits belong to Como's current era. Both went the same way. Udinese won 1-0 on the opening weekend of 2024/25, then held Como goalless in April 2026 in front of 24,347 on an Easter Monday lunchtime. That crowd, for a fixture with no rivalry and an awkward kick-off slot, is the clearest evidence of what this ground will do for an opening Saturday.
For a buyer the useful read is that this is a tight fixture rather than a one-sided one. Five of the eight meetings here finished with two goals or fewer, while three ended level. The unbeaten home record is real, though it has been built on narrow margins rather than routine wins.
The wider frame is what each side brings this time. Como arrive as a Champions League club before they have played a Champions League match, with the draw falling five days after this fixture and the league phase starting in September. Udinese have no European commitments this season, which puts their full attention on the league from the first whistle.
Every figure below covers Serie A meetings at the Stadio Friuli with Udinese as hosts. Matches at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, meetings at Udinese's former ground before 1976 and Serie B fixtures are all excluded, leaving a clean run of eight.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 |
| Udinese wins | 5 |
| Como wins | 0 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Udinese goals | 13 |
| Como goals | 5 |
| Biggest Udinese win | 4-1 |
| Biggest Como win | None in this scope |
| First Serie A meeting in scope | 8 March 1981 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 6 April 2026 |
Totals calculated from the match-by-match record below, with every result cross-referenced against two independent sources.
Newest first, with Udinese shown first in every scoreline. No Venue column is needed, because every match in scope was played at the same ground.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2026 | 0-0 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 1-0 |
| 19 Apr 2003 | 3-2 |
| 12 Apr 1987 | 0-0 |
| 23 Feb 1986 | 2-2 |
| 24 Feb 1985 | 4-1 |
| 11 Apr 1982 | 1-0 |
| 8 Mar 1981 | 2-0 |
Every scoreline was verified against at least two independent match records. Serie B meetings and fixtures at Como sit outside this scope and are excluded.
Yes. The 1896 Membership fidelity card costs €13 plus postage and must be held before a purchase, though buying online issues a provisional card straight away.
Because season tickets take the whole sector and the club runs a waiting list for it. Curva Nord does not appear on Serie A single-match price lists at all.
Yes. A valid photo document must be produced on request so stewards can match it to the name on the ticket. Children under ten are exempt from that requirement.
Around 90 per cent on average last season, sixth-best in the division. The most recent meeting with Como drew 24,347 against a listed 25,132 seats.
Urban bus line 9 runs directly from the railway station and bus terminal to the stadium, about four kilometres north-west of the centre.
Sources: Lega Serie A fixture and calendar announcements, Udinese Calcio official club ticketing, season ticket, hospitality, stadium information, access and match report pages, the Bluenergy Stadium regulations, Como 1907 official club fixture and away-sector information, Messaggero Veneto attendance reporting, worldfootball.net, ESPN and Sky Sport Italia for verified historical results. Attendance and capacity figures are drawn from published match data and the venue's own official records.