It was a bad day in the office for Maduka Okoye as he scored an own goal in Juventus 2-0 win against Udinese in Saturday’s Serie A
Juventus, still unbeaten in Serie A, moved up to third place with 21 points, four points behind leaders Napoli and matched with second-place Inter, both of whom had one game remaining, after losing in the Champions League and drawing twice in the league.
From the beginning, Thiago Motta’s team was in command.
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In the 19th minute, Khephren Thuram’s shot struck the far post before rebounding off Udinese goalkeeper Okoye’s back and into his own net to give his team the lead.
In the 37th minute, Savona smashed home a loose ball to increase the lead after another rebound from Kenan Yildiz’s attempt struck the post.
Lorenzo Lucca’s header against the bar late in the game was the closest the home team came to scoring.
Despite their best efforts, they were unable to create any genuine threat after the break.
Udinese is now three points outside of the European spots in seventh place on 16 points after the loss.
Juventus will host city rivals Torino in the derby on Saturday after playing at Lille in the Champions League on Tuesday.