Udinese moved to the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over Chievo at the Stadio Friuli. Antonio Di Natale put the home team in front midway through the second half and Dusan Basta doubled their lead 10 minutes from time. Alberto Paloschi scored a consolation for Chievo in the 83rd minute, but Francesco Guidolin's side held on to move a point ahead of Juventus, who have a game in hand, at the top ...Full Story »

Udinese joined AC Milan at the top of Serie A with a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan at the San Siro. Mauricio Isla scored the only goal 17 minutes from the end of a dramatic game which saw both teams miss penalties inside the final 10 minutes and finish the game a man light. Inter's Javier Zanetti was first to see red when he gave away a penalty which was saved by Julio Cesar, while Damiani Ferr...Full Story »

Udinese moved back to the top of Serie A thanks to a solid 2-0 victory over Roma. Both goals came late with Antonio Di Natale on target 10 minutes from time and Mauricio Isla sealing the win in the 89th minute. It was a just reward for the home side's superior belief on frosty night in Udine. Neither side was able to make much of an impression in the first half with Udinese enjoying most of t...Full Story »

ROME (AP)—Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has once again left Serie A’s leading scorer Antonio Di Natale off his squad, even with usual starters Giuseppe Rossi and Antonio Cassano unavailable. The Azzurri visit Euro 2012 co-host Poland on Friday then host Copa America champion Uruguay at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico four days later in friendlies. Prandelli instead called up regular re...Full Story »

ROME (AP)—Antonio Di Natale scored his league-leading seventh goal as Udinese edged Palermo 1-0 Sunday to move back within a point of Serie A leader Juventus. Serie A’s top scorer from the past two seasons found the target with a volley from the center of the area in the 38th minute at Udine’s Stadio Friuli. Di Natale also hit the crossbar in the 10th and squandered a great c...Full Story »

Udinese climbed up to second in Serie A after they claimed a slender 1-0 win over Palermo at the Stadio Friuli. Antonio Di Natale scored the only goal of the game after Udinese completely dominated the first half. Palermo upped the pace after the break but failed to beat the defences of goalkeeper Samir Handanovic to suffer their fourth away defeat of the season. The result means the Udine-ba...Full Story »

Antonio Di Natale fired Udinese to the top of Serie A with two goals in a 3-0 win over Novara at the Stadio Friuli. Luck was on his side as he opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, but his talent accounted for his second and Udinese's third in the 49th minute. Maurio Domizzi was also on target for the hosts with his first goal of the season in the 39th minute. Filippo Porcari missed the firs...Full Story »

Udinese are flying high at the top of Serie A table, but striker Antonio Di Natale knows he and his team-mates must remain fully focused if they plan on staying there. The Friuli outfit visit Atalanta looking to extend their five-game unbeaten run. And Di Natale, who got on the scoresheet in his team's 2-0 triumph over Bologna last time out, believes his side cannot get carried away. "We have...Full Story »

Udinese extended their unbeaten start to the season to four games but they were fortunate to get away with a point in a 0-0 draw at Cagliari in Serie A. Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale failed to find the back of the net for the first time this year but he was not given many chances to score either as the home side did most of the attacking. Thiago Ribeiro was their biggest threat, but the ba...Full Story »

AC Milan were left still searching for their first win of the season after being held to a 1-1 draw by unbeaten Udinese. Antonio Di Natale continued his record of scoring in every league game this season with the opening goal in the 29th minute, but Stephan El Shaarawy levelled with his first goal in Serie A after 63 minutes. Milan spent most of the second half on the attack but Udinese still ...Full Story »