Udine, Italy (SportsNetwork.com) - Genoa collected its third straight win in Serie A on Sunday as second-half goals from Alessandro Matri and Juraj Kucka propelled the team to a 4-2 win at Udinese.
After the two sides shared four goals in the first half, Matri broke the deadlock in the 54th for Genoa, while Kucka came off the bench to score three minutes from time to put the result away, handing Udinese a third loss in four games.
The home side couldn't have asked for a better start as Antonio Di Natale put Udinese in front in the opening minute when he drove a shot past goalkeeper Mattia Perin from the middle of the box after being picked out by Panagiotis Kone.
Giovanni Marchese equalized for Genoa in the 22nd with a fantastic strike from 25 yards that found the bottom corner of the net and left Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with little chance.
Karnezis was picking the ball out of his net again three minutes later when he failed to keep hold of a close-range shot from Edenilson, which allowed Iago Falque to score on the rebound.
Udinese answered shortly before halftime when Di Natale played a ball to Silvan Widmer on the right side of the box that he lashed inside the far post to restore parity.
But Genoa added two more goals after the break to snatch all three points as Matri once again put his team in front in the 54th with a first-time finish after a pass from Falque, while Kucka scored from outside the area with a well-struck shot three minutes from time.
Sampdoria moved to within three points of second-place Roma on Sunday by notching a 3-1 home win against Fiorentina, Chievo remains on the bottom of the table after a 0-0 draw with Sassuolo, while Torino and Atalanta also finished in a 0-0 stalemate.
Sunday's other match saw Palermo take down AC Milan, 2-0, at the San Siro thanks to an own goal from Cristian Zapata and a tally from Palermo's Paulo Dybala in the 26th minute.
