Serie A news: Fabio Quagliarella equales Gabriel Batistuta's record to beat Cristiano Ronaldo as top scorer in Italy

Sampdoria Evergreen striker Fabio Quagliarella equaled a record previously held by legendary striker Gabriel Batistuta and clearly outscored the Serie A scorer.

Scheduled to celebrate his 36 years at the end of January, the former man of Juventus, Napoli, Udinese and Italy enjoys an Indian summer for his second career in Sampdoria.

In 2017-18, he scored 19 goals to allow the club Genoa to rank fourth in the standings Capocanniere behind Mauro Icardi, Ciro Immobile and Paulo Dybala – and he tries to win even more the title that day.

Quagliarella was at the penalty spot attack Saturday to give the advantage to his team 1-0 against Udinese.

It was his 15th goal of the season, placing him ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Duvan Zapata (Atalanta) as the league's most prolific forward so far.

In addition, by finding the net, the veteran has managed to move closer to a tier of Serie A for almost a quarter of a century.

Batistuta was the last player to have scored 11 consecutive matches in Serie A, a mark that the Argentine killer scored in 1994 while he was playing for Fiorentina.

If Quagliarella is converted next Saturday against Naples, two days after his 36th birthday, he will enjoy this record.

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The striker's goals also propelled Sampdoria into the first half of the table, having only been defeated once in his last eight outings.

A win against Udinese would put the club one point behind AC Milan, who are currently in fourth and last place in the Champions League qualifying, although the Rossoneri can regain their advantage with a win over Napoli on Saturday. ; sending.