Udinese tops Napoli with Di Natale's late heroics
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02/07/2010 -
Udine, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Antonio di Natale scored two goals in stoppage
time to complete a hat trick as Udinese beat Napoli, 3-1, on Sunday at the
Stadio Friuli.
Di Natale put Udinese in front after seven minutes when he followed up his own
penalty miss to fire past Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis, but Cristian
Maggio equalized in the 21st minute for the visitors before he picked up a
second yellow card for diving right before halftime.
However, Udinese was unable to take advantage of the sending off until
stoppage time, when Di Natale scored twice in a two-minute span to help his
side snap a seven-game winless skid.
The win moves Udinese two points clear of the bottom three, while Napoli
suffered its first defeat in Serie A in 15 games.
Udinese started well and their pressure was rewarded after seven minutes when
Kwadwo Asamoah drew a penalty kick after he was held inside the area by
Maggio.
Di Natale had his spot kick saved by De Sanctis, but he pounced on the rebound
and put his team in front.
Napoli was level in the 21st minute when Marek Hamsik's through-ball picked
out German Denis, whose shot was saved by goalkeeper Samir Handanovic, but it
followed up by Maggio to even the match at 1-1.
The visitors then came within inches of taking the lead in the 44th minute
when Fabio Quagliarella headed a cross from Denis off the crossbar, but less
than one minute later, Napoli was reduced to 10 men when Maggio received a
second booking for diving.
Neither side really gained an advantage throughout the second half, but the
game came to life again in the 89th minute when Napoli's Michele Pazienza had
his shot hit the post.
However, Pazienza was responsible for giving away a goal in the first minute
of stoppage time when his poor clearance allowed Di Natale to beat De Sanctis.
The Udinese striker then completed his hat trick minutes later when he found
the net once again on the counter attack.
Leaders Inter Milan had no trouble beating Cagliari, 3-0, while Roma moved
into second place as they downed Fiorentina, 1-0, with Mirko Vucinic scoring
the lone goal in the 82nd minute.
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knocked off Siena, 2-1, Catania got the better of Lazio, 1-0, Marco Rossi's
second-half goal helped Genoa beat Chievo, 1-0 and Atalanta took care of Bari,
1-0, with Simone Tiribocchi scoring eight minutes from time.
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