Pietro Pellegri first and then Keinan Davis. Empoli and Udinese drew 1-1 and shared the stakes, after a match which saw the home team deserve it in the first half and the Friulians capable of reacting in the second half.
D’Aversa’s words.
“I’m satisfied with the result but not fully. We had a team in front of us that had a lot of ball possession, in the first half we were good at not conceding anything to a strong team that made life difficult for Atalanta. When you draw you don’t there is never total satisfaction, but I have to congratulate the boys because Udinese was so dominant from a physical point of view.”
Runjaic’s words.
“I’m not entirely happy with the performance, but I am with the result. The team has grown with the changes, we need to work. The possible penalty? You’re lucky that Gianluca Nani wasn’t here. Something similar happened to us in Venice, I respect the referee’s decision but evidently there are different rules between Tuscany and Venice.”
The ranking smiles on both Empoli and Udinese, ninth and tenth respectively in Serie A.
Serie A, the updated standings
1. Napoli 29 points
2. Atalanta 28
3. Inter 28
4. Fiorentina 28
5. Lazio 28
6. Juventus 25
7. Milan 19*
8. Bologna 18*
9. Udinese 17
10. Empoli 16
11. Turin 15
12. Rome 13
13. Parma 12
14. Hellas Verona 12
15. Lecce 12
16. Cagliari 11
17. Genoa 11
18. As 10
19. Monza 9
20. Venice 8
* one game less