Udinese v Palermo
Udinese 1-3 Palermo
Palermo's long wait for a second Serie A away win of the season came to an end with a 3-1 triumph at Udinese on Sunday.Achraaf Lazaar put the visitors on their way in the 15th minute before Luca Rigoni doubled Palermo's lead six minutes later and Ivaylo Chochev made it 3-0 in the 66th minute.Udinese, who lost to bottom-side Parma in their previous game, did not take a shot on goal until nine minutes from time when Antonio Di Natale beat Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a right-footed strike.The win at the Friuli stadium, Palermo's first on the road since November 2, halted a three-game losing streak for the Sicilian outfit and lifted them to 11th in the standings.Udinese, meanwhile, are without a win in their last five games - having mustered just one win in their last 10 home matches - and dropped to 14th as a result.The hosts could have taken a third-minute lead when Allan's cross found Di Natale in the 18-yard box but the Udinese captain struck the ball wide from a good position.Palermo went ahead 12 minutes later when Paulo Dybala spotted Lazaar just outside the area and his left-footed strike beat Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.The visitors required only six minutes to double their lead. Dybala, again acting as provider, set up Rigoni in the area and his left-footed shot towards the far post beat Karnezis.Palermo were unlucky not to extend their advantage one minute before the interval with Dybala's 12-yard shot crashing off the post with Karnezis already beaten.The Sicilians continued to press forward after the re-start and, in the 56th minute, Karnezis was called on to dive to his right to clear Franco Vazquez's 30-yard attempt.Udinese then had an opportunity to reduce the arrears but Giampiero Pinzi struck his close-range effort wide.Palermo made no mistake when they had their next chance as Chochev's close-range header from Andrea Rispoli's cross beat Karnezis.With 10 minutes remaining, Rispoli was unlucky not to make it 4-0 when his 25-yard shot hit the post.Udinese finally hit the back of the net when Allan set up Di Natale in the box and his right-footed shot towards the near post beat Sorrentino for a mere consolation.ends
Game Information
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 35 | 26 | 4 | 5 | +51 | 82 |
| Napoli | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | +19 | 70 |
| AC Milan | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | +19 | 67 |
| Juventus | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | +28 | 65 |
| AS Roma | 35 | 20 | 4 | 11 | +23 | 64 |
| Como | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | +31 | 62 |
| Atalanta | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | +15 | 55 |
| Lazio | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | +5 | 51 |
| Bologna | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | +1 | 49 |
| Sassuolo | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 49 |
| Udinese | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 47 |
| Parma | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | -17 | 42 |
| Torino | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 41 |
| Genoa | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 40 |
| Cagliari | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 37 |
| Fiorentina | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | -11 | 37 |
| Lecce | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -23 | 32 |
| Cremonese | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -26 | 28 |
| Hellas Verona | 35 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -33 | 20 |
| Pisa | 35 | 2 | 12 | 21 | -38 | 18 |

