Cyril Thereau scored twice as Udinese swept aside lowly Crotone 2-0. Thereau found the net in each half to make it three wins in three for the hosts. The 33-year-old got in behind the Crotone defence to hook home Jakub Jankto's free-kick two minutes before the interval. And on the hour mark Duvan Zapata reached the byline and cut the ball back for Thereau to sweep into the net. Thereau went ...Full Story »

Udinese sprang a Serie A surprise with a 3-1 victory at sixth-placed Atalanta. Duvan Zapata, on loan from Napoli, brought a tight contest to life on the stroke of half-time when he finished Cyril Thereau's pass Atalanta had rattled off six straight wins before being beaten by league leaders Juventus last weekend and Jasmin Kurtic headed them level within two minutes of the re-start. But Udine...Full Story »

Cyril Thereau's double helped Udinese to a 3-1 victory over fellow Serie A strugglers Pescara at Dacia Arena. The hosts had lost four of their last five matches going into the game but snapped the poor run to leapfrog their opponents into 15th place in the table. Thereau converted a ninth-minute penalty to give Udinese the lead before he doubled his side's advantage in the 71st minute by tucki...Full Story »

Udinese striker Cyril Thereau scored twice to inflict a 3-2 defeat on his former club Chievo at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. Alberto Paloschi's 26th-minute opener was cancelled out before the break as Nicolas Frey put through his own net to draw Udinese level heading into the break. Thereau struck shortly after the restart and again in the 81st minute, with his second goal arriving in re...Full Story »

Udinese substitute Cyril Thereau scored with an equaliser six minutes from time to deny hosts Hellas Verona their first Serie A win of the campaign on Sunday. Hellas, after Udinese's Molla Wague brought down Luca Siligardi in the area, took a 41st minute lead when Giampaolo Pazzini converted the penalty. The home side had just one more shot on goal in the match, a Jacopo Sala strike in the 57t...Full Story »

Defending champions Juventus suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat to Udinese in their Serie A opener on Sunday. Cyril Thereau scored the only goal of the game with what was Udinese's first shot on target in the 78th minute, and Juve could not respond. It was Juve's first home league loss since January 2013 and only the sixth time in 48 games since that defeat that they have even dropped points in...Full Story »

Former Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni returned to San Siro to lead his Udinese side to a 2-1 victory. After being sacked in May 2013, the young tactician took a year out before landing the Bianconeri job and his one-time employers will wonder what might have been after watching Udinese dominate proceedings in Milan. Mauro Icardi gave Inter the lead just before half-time but a sumptuous ...Full Story »

Udinese clinched their first road triumph of the campaign on Thursday with Cyril Thereau scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win at Lazio. The French striker scored in the 26th minute to silence the crowd at the Stadio Olimpico and give Udinese their third win in four Serie A games. The Friuli outfit have climbed to third in the standings, three points adrift of league leaders Juventus and Roma. T...Full Story »

Chievo remained firmly in the Serie A relegation mix after throwing away the lead to lose 2-1 against 10-man Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday. The Flying Donkeys headed into the game just two points clear of the drop zone but looked set to haul themselves away from trouble when Cyril Thereau coolly converted from the penalty spot midway through the second half after Samp defende...Full Story »

Chievo halted a 10-match winless run with a 2-0 triumph over Catania on Sunday afternoon. Cyril Thereau converted from the penalty spot in the 37th minute to put the hosts on their way. Luca Rigoni secured all three points by scoring his team's second in the 68th minute. Chievo tasted victory for the first time since December 8 while Catania had their four-match unbeaten run came to an end. ...Full Story »