Arsenal avoided the unthinkable as they began the process of getting over their shattering start to the season by qualifying for the Champions League group stage after a 2-1 victory over Udinese secured a 3-1 aggregate success. Arsene Wenger's fortnight from hell was in danger of reaching a new low when Antonio Di Natale levelled the play-off with Udinese in the first half of the second leg. Y...Full Story »

Udinese sealed a Champions League place as a nervy 0-0 draw against champions AC Milan proved enough to secure fourth spot in Serie A while AS Roma claimed the final Europa League place. Serie A's top scorer Antonio Di Natale made sure the Bianconeri had to sweat until the last after missing a penalty with 15 minutes to go but in a game of few chances the point was all Udinese needed to finis...Full Story »

Udinese will be lifted by the return of Antonio Di Natale for the match at Fiorentina. Di Natale, who is the team's top scorer with 26 league goals this campaign, missed last weekend's 2-0 defeat to Parma with a knee injury. That loss was Udinese's second consecutive at the Friuli stadium and left the Bianconeri in fifth place, one point behind Lazio, who hold the last Champions League quali...Full Story »

Udinese must overcome the absence of Serie A's leading scorer Antonio Di Natale when they go up against second-place Napoli. Di Natale, who is the Udinese captain, has a right ankle injury while Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin will also be without the services of Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez, who is out with a thigh problem. Di Natale's absence will hand Napoli striker Edinson Cavani a chan...Full Story »

Antonio Di Natale paid tribute to his "second family" at Udinese Calcio after his 20th goal in the last 17 league games took the veteran striker to third in the ESM Golden Shoe rankings. Antonio Di Natale celebrates his penalty against Bari Cristiano Ronaldo joined Lionel Messi at the top of the ESM Golden Shoe rankings but with four goals in two games Udinese Calcio forward Antonio Di Natale ...Full Story »

Udinese went an 11th game without defeat as Antonio Di Natale netted a second-half penalty to see off bottom side Bari 1-0. Still not completely out of the running to win the title, Udinese entered this game knowing they needed a win but were frustrated for large parts of it. They were rewarded for their patience in the end, though, with Di Natale converting from the spot after Alessandro Pari...Full Story »

Alexis Sanchez and Antonio Di Natale tore Palermo apart to lift Udinese up to fifth in Serie A thanks to a 7-0 rout in Sicily. Sanchez netted four on his return from a one-match ban and Di Natale grabbed a hat-trick as the Udinese attack ripped the Palermo defence to shreds and pushed their coach Delio Rossi closer to the door. Sanchez completed his hat-trick within 42 minutes with Di Natale a...Full Story »

Udinese gave their European ambitions another lift with a convincing 3-0 win at lowly Cesena. Antonio Di Natale scored twice while Gokhan Inler also found the target as the Friuli outfit extended their unbeaten run to eight matches. Cesena, however, remain deep in relegation trouble after their sixth home defeat of the Serie A season. Despite their precarious position, the hosts made a promis...Full Story »