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UDINE, ITALY – MAY 02: Thomas Kristensen of Udinese scores his team’s second goal with a header during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and Torino FC at Stadio Friuli on May 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)
Udinese maintained their pursuit of a top 10 finish by sweeping sorry Torino aside 2-0 with Kingsley Ehizibue and Thomas Kristensen goals.
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The Friulani had a lengthy absentee list including Keinan Davis, Jesper Karlstrom, Jordan Zemura, Alessandro Zanoli and Nicolò Bertola after a 3-3 thriller at Lazio. Toro were also decimated, missing Duvan Zapata, Che Adams, Marcus Pedersen, Tino Anjorin, Zakaria Aboukhlal and Ardian Ismajli after their comeback from 2-0 down to hold leaders Inter 2-2.
Udinese wore a special jersey commemorating the 50th anniversary of the devastating earthquake in the region that killed over 1,000 and there was a fanfare before kick-off. There was also a minute’s silence before all games this weekend for Formula 1 and Paralympic legend Alex Zanardi.
Giovanni Simeone was denied from point-blank range by Maduka Okoye in the opening minutes when meeting the Valentino Lazaro cross, while Gvidas Gineitis got the finish wrong on a corner kick routine.
The first chance for the hosts saw Christian Kabasele’s finish from a free kick deflected wide, and Udinese scored in chaotic fashion.
Adam Buksa robbed Gineitis, then Nicolò Zaniolo was blocked off by Alberto Paleari, so Buksa fired onto the upright of an open goal, before Zaniolo turned in the rebound. However, it didn’t count because Zaniolo was offside.
Zaniolo ran onto a through ball and cut inside, his strike deflected off Saul Coco to prevent a certain goal, and an Oumar Solet glancing header smothered.
Udinese did eventually get their goal in first half stoppages and it was again far from a clean move. Coco made a mistake on a throw-in and was robbed by Solet, it was rolled across from the left by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, where Rafa Obrador risked an own goal, so Kingsley Ehizibue was ready right behind him to prod over the line.
The second goal was more orthodox, as Thomas Kristensen was allowed a free glancing header on a Lennon Miller corner from six yards.
Torino struggled to create any real chances in a disappointing second half performance, but Zaniolo was even more frustrated with a continuing goal drought, as he ran from his own half only to see a shot charged down, then had penalty appeals rejected and fired another effort straight at Paleari.
Udinese 2-0 Torino
Ehizibue 45+1 (U), Kristensen 51 (U)
02-05-2026 14:00
MatchDay 35
Friuli Stadium (Dacia Arena)UdineseTorino
Live1 – 0
Player statistic
| Kingsley Ehizibue | 45+1' |
| Christian Kabasele | 46' |
Udinese
Torino
Starting lineups
40
Maduka Okoye
Goalkeeper
27
Christian Kabasele
Defender
11
Hassane Kamara
Defender
19
Kingsley Ehizibue
Defender
28
Oumar Solet
Defender
31
Thomas Kristensen
Defender
14
Arthur Atta
Midfielder
32
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Midfielder
38
Lennon Miller
Midfielder
10
Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder
18
Adam Buksa
Attacker
1
Alberto Paleari
Goalkeeper
77
Enzo Ebosse
Defender
35
Luca Marianucci
Defender
33
Rafa Obrador
Defender
23
Saúl Coco
Defender
20
Valentino Lazaro
Defender
22
Cesare Casadei
Midfielder
6
Emirhan Ilkhan
Midfielder
66
Gvidas Gineitis
Midfielder
10
Nikola Vlasic
Midfielder
18
Giovanni Simeone
Attacker
Substitutes
93
Daniele Padelli
Goalkeeper
24
Jakub Piotrowski
Midfielder
90
Răzvan Sava
Goalkeeper
1
Alessandro Nunziante
Goalkeeper
6
Oier Zarraga
Midfielder
15
Vakoun Bayo
Attacker
29
Abdoulaye Camara
Midfielder
45
Giulio Vinciati
Attacker
7
Idrissa Gueye
Attacker
20
Juan Arizala
Defender
22
Branimir Mlacic
Defender
34
Cristiano Biraghi
Defender
81
Franco Israel
Goalkeeper
61
Adrien Tameze
Midfielder
8
Ivan Ilić
Midfielder
17
Sandro Kulenovic
Attacker
13
Guillermo Maripán
Defender
4
Matteo Prati
Midfielder
25
Niels Nkounkou
Defender
79
Zanos Savva
Attacker
92
Alieu Njie
Attacker
99
Lapo Siviero
Goalkeeper
