It was a bad day at the office for Kosta Runjaic and his lads, who fell to a 2-0 defeat to Genoa at Bluenergy Stadium.
Udinese went down to ten men after only five minutes, which had a large impact on the match as a whole, with Isaak Toure sent off for a foul.
Despite the Zebrette rallying in adverse circumstances, and having some attempts on goal, Andrea Pinamonti went on to score for Genoa in the first half, before an own goal by Lautaro Giannetti sealed the hosts’ fate after 67 minutes.
Udinese remain on 17 points and sit in ninth place in Serie A.
Udinese 0-2 Genoa (HT 0-1)
Scorers: Pinamonti 13, Giannetti OG 67
Udinese (4-3-1-2): Okoye; Ehizibue (Kristensen 46), Giannetti, Toure, Zemura; Lovric (Atta 66), Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp; Thauvin (Bravo 75); Davis (Modesto 87), Lucca (Ebosse 46).
Unused substitutes: Sava, Padelli, Abankwah, Zarraga, Kamara, Palma, Brenner, Kabasele, Pizarro. Coach: Runjaic
Genoa (4-3-3): Leali; Sabelli, Bani (Vogliacco 79), Vasquez, Martin; Thorsby, Badelj (Masini 68), Frendrup; Zanoli (Balotelli 65), Pinamonti (Vitinha 68), Miretti (Messias 68).
Unused substitutes: Sommariva, Gollini, Bohinen, Pereiro, Norton-Cuffy, Marcandalli, Ankeye, Matturro, Melegoni. Coach: Vieira
Referee: AURELIANO
Assistants: MOKHTAR – RICCI
Fourth Official: SCATENA
VAR: SERRA, PAIRETTO
Assistants: MOKHTAR – RICCI
Fourth Official: SCATENA
VAR: SERRA, PAIRETTO
Booked: Vasquez, Thorsby, Martin, Kristensen, Ebosse
Sent off: Toure
Sent off: Toure