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Serie A | Udinese 2-0 Torino: Friulani shove sorry Toro aside
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Serie A | Udinese 2-0 Torino: Friulani shove sorry Toro aside
Udinese maintained their pursuit of a top 10 finish by sweeping sorry Torino aside 2-0 with Kingsley Ehizibue and Thomas Kristensen goals.
The Friulani had a lengthy absentee list including Keinan Davis , Jesper Karlstrom, Jordan Zemura , Alessandro Zanoli and Nicolò Bertola after a 3-3 thriller at Lazio . Toro were also decimated, missing Duvan Zapata, Che Adams , Marcus Pedersen , Tino Anjorin , Zakaria Aboukhlal and Ardian Ismajli after their comeback from 2-0 down to hold leaders Inter 2-2.
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Udinese wore a special jersey commemorating the 50thanniversary of the devastating earthquake in the region that killed over 1,000 and there was a fanfare before kick-off . There was also a minute's silence before all games this weekend for Formula 1 and Paralympic legend Alex Zanardi.
Giovanni Simeone was denied from point-blank range by Maduka Okoye in the opening minutes when meeting the Valentino Lazaro cross, while Gvidas Gineitis got the finish wrong on a corner kick routine.
The first chance for the hosts saw Christian Kabasele 's finish from a free kick deflected wide, and Udinese scored in chaotic fashion.
Adam Buksa robbed Gineitis, then Nicolò Zaniolo was blocked off by Alberto Paleari , so Buksa fired onto the upright of an open goal, before Zaniolo turned in the rebound. However, it didn't count because Zaniolo was offside.
UDINE, ITALY – MAY 02: Nicolo Zaniolò of Udinese interacts with referee Giuseppe Mucera after scoring a goal which is then ruled out for offside during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and Torino FC at Stadio Friuli on May 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)
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Zaniolo ran onto a through ball and cut inside, his strike deflected off Saul Coco to prevent a certain goal, and an Oumar Solet glancing header smothered.
Udinese did eventually get their goal in first half stoppages and it was again far from a clean move. Coco made a mistake on a throw-in and was robbed by Solet, it was rolled across from the left by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , where Rafa Obrador risked an own goal, so Kingsley Ehizibue was ready right behind him to prod over the line.
UDINE, ITALY – MAY 02: Kingsley Ehizibue of Udinese (#19) celebrates scoring his team's first goal in front of fans during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and Torino FC at Stadio Friuli on May 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)
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The second goal was more orthodox, as Thomas Kristensen was allowed a free glancing header on a Lennon Miller corner from six yards.
Torino struggled to create any real chances in a disappointing second half performance, but Zaniolo was even more frustrated with a continuing goal drought, as he ran from his own half only to see a shot charged down, then had penalty appeals rejected and fired another effort straight at Paleari.
Ehizibue 45+1 (U), Kristensen 51 (U)
