Maduka Okoye returned to action for Udinese who loss 3-2 against Serie A winners Inter Milan despite his performance.
Following his midweek rest during Coppa Italia victory over Salernitana, Okoye made a comeback to the goal.
With a brace, Lautaro Martinez scored his first goals of the year for Inter Milan, tying the champions with Torino and local rivals AC Milan for first place in Serie A.
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Argentina forward Martinez scored goals just before and after halftime, after a clever finish by Davide Frattesi after just forty-three seconds.
After losing the Milan derby the previous weekend, Inter recovered with the victory in Udine to get to 11 points after six games.