Sampdoria claimed their fourth Serie A victory of the season with a comfortable 4-1 win over struggling Verona. Colombian striker Luis Muriel opening the scoring after 11 minutes with a neat finish from inside the box, before Ervin Zukanovic doubled the lead just before the half-hour mark with a powerful header from Roberto Soriano's corner. The game was effectively ended as a contest on the s...Full Story »

Struggling Chievo moved four points clear of the Serie A relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Sampdoria on Sunday. Mariano Izco put them ahead after two minutes and Riccardo Meggiorini doubled the lead six minutes before the break. Luis Muriel grabbed a stoppage-time goal for Sampdoria but Chievo held on to make it two wins in a row. Chievo were ahead after just two minutes but Izco received a...Full Story »

Luis Muriel is keen to repay Udinese for the faith shown in him after putting pen to paper on a five-year contract extension this week. The Colombian striker, who is set to lead Udinese's attack at Chievo on Saturday, voiced his delight after signing a new deal that will keep him at the Friuli outfit until June 2018. "I am extremely happy to have signed this contract and I thank the club and t...Full Story »

Udinese veteran Antonio Di Natale is aiming to break the 20-goal barrier for the fifth consecutive season in the coming Serie A campaign. The 35-year-old striker has scored more than 20 goals in the past four seasons and won the Serie A top scorer award twice, a feat which he hopes he can repeat in the coming season "During the last four seasons I have scored more than 20 goals and I hope to...Full Story »

Udinese moved within three points of the Europa League places after Luis Muriel scored twice in a comfortable 3-0 Serie A victory at Parma. Bianconeri coach Francesco Guidolin was worried about visiting the Stadio Ennio Tardini without his suspended 20-goal striker Antonio Di Natale, but Muriel allayed his fears with a coolly-taken brace in the first half. Parma, who dropped into the bottom ha...Full Story »

A solitary goal from Luis Muriel was enough for Udinese to take all three points from bottom-placed Siena without getting out of first gear at the Stadio Friuli. Muriel took Udinese's first and practically only chance of the game 10 minutes before the interval to earn all three points, which have edged them up towards the European qualifying berths in Serie A as a result. Siena had chances to ...Full Story »

Manchester United and Arsenal target Luis Muriel will not leave Udinese for another year at least, according to his agent. talkSPORT revealed on Wednesday that the 21-year-old Colombian had forced his way on to the radar of a number of Europe's top clubs with his admirable performances in a struggling Lecce side, where he has been sent on loan. The forward has hit seven Serie A goals in 24 a...Full Story »

Lecce picked up three vital points in their quest for safety with a 2-1 win at Cagliari. Luis Muriel put the Apulians ahead just before the break, but Joaquin Larrivey levelled for the home side from the penalty spot in the 50th minute. Thiago Ribeiro hit the post for the home side before Andrea Bertolacci gave Lecce all three points in the 61st minute. To make matters worse for Cagliari, they...Full Story »