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Igor Tudor took a winning start on his return as a Udinese coach on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Genoa, who had inflicted the first defeat of Juventus season A in the last season.
The former Croatian international Tudor took more than a year after saving the Northeast relegation formation with two wins in the last four games of the 2017-2018 season.
Davide Nicola was sacked last week, after just four months of defeat by the club against Juventus (4-1) and second place (4-2).
The return of Tudor had an immediate impact. Stefano Okaka opened the scoring after just four minutes in Udine, finishing a center of Seko Fofana.
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Rolando Mandragora scored three points with a volley just after the hour of play. Udinese took a little respite by moving four points over the relegation zone with only his third win in 2019.
The Juventus team struggling in Empoli later on Saturday after its defeat in the clash against 12th place, Genoa, is looking to extend its 15-point lead over Napoli who will travel to Rome on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo was ruled out for the title after being injured in his right thigh in the international match.
The Portuguese star was beaten by Juventus against Genoa just after his hat trick in the Champions League sealed a quarter-final spot.
AC Milan will then travel to Sampdoria later on Saturday to finish third in front of rival Inter, who won the derby before the international break.
(AFP)
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