Francesco Lodi's free-kick was enough for Udinese to beat Frosinone 1-0 on Sunday and clinch their first home Serie A win of the season. The hosts broke the deadlock in the 20th minute when Lodi's left-footed attempt took a deflection off a defender and beat visiting goalkeeper Nicola Leali. Udinese, who had mustered just one point from their previous four games at their Friuli stadium, were t...Full Story »

Catania left Serie A with some pride after clinching a 2-1 win over Atalanta on the final day of the season. The Sicilians took the lead through Francesco Lodi in the 65th minute, but Moussa Kone brought Atalanta level. A late penalty from Gonzalo Bergessio enabled Catania to take all three points and move to just a point behind Chievo, yet it was not enough to keep them in the top flight. Wi...Full Story »

Francesco Lodi marked his return to Catania with a match-winning display against Bologna on Monday afternoon. The Italian midfielder set up Gonzalo Bergessio for Catania's opener in the 23rd minute and then converted his team's second from the penalty spot after the hour mark. The 2-0 outcome in Sicily handed Serie A's bottom club a perfect start to 2014 and their first win since November 9. ...Full Story »

Catania midfielder Francesco Lodi has promised to return to his creative best as the Sicilians bid to recover lost ground in the race for Europe. Suspension kept the 28-year-old playmaker out of the team during a delicate period in Serie A but the Elefanti rallied to secure three straight wins in Lodi's absence. However, Catania have picked up just one point from two games since Lodi returned ...Full Story »

Francesco Lodi's late free-kick ensured that Catania beat Genoa 3-2 at the Stadio Angelo Massimino. Juraj Kucka gave the visitors the lead before a double from Gonzalo Bergessio put the hosts in front. Bosko Jakovic equalised, however Lodi netted with six minutes left to seal the win. Catania were unchanged from last weekend's 2-2 draw with Roma, while the visitors made three. Mario Samprisi...Full Story »

Catania took a giant step towards retaining their Serie A status with a narrow 1-0 victory over Fiorentina at the Angelo Massimino stadium. Francesco Lodi struck the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 58th minute to hand the Sicilians their 10th victory this season. The result has lifted Catania to eighth in the standings, just two points from the 40-point mark, a figure deemed...Full Story »

Francesco Lodi hit the early penalty which earned Catania a 1-0 victory against a Siena side whose problems go from bad to worse. Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino had called for an immediate response from his players after their 4-1 defeat at Lecce on Sunday. But, despite pouring pressure on the Catania goal in the closing 20 minutes, there was little sign of the message Sannino had wanted his pla...Full Story »

SIENA, ITALY(AP) —Catania jumped from 16th place to a tie for 10th in Serie A following a 1-0 win at Siena on Wednesday in a match that was rescheduled due to a snowstorm. Francesco Lodi converted a penalty in the 23rd minute and Catania’s Argentine goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carizzo made a series of difficult saves in the final minutes. Siena remained in 17th place, just two points cle...Full Story »

Francesco Lodi scored with the last kick of the game to earn Catania a 2-2 draw at Juventus. Two goals from Alessandro Del Piero in the first half, the first one from the penalty spot, gave Juve what seemed to be a comfortable advantage at the interval. But Catania fought back in the second half with Alejandro Gomez giving them hope nine minutes from time. Lodi then scored a direct free-kick ...Full Story »