Udinese v Juventus
Paulo Dybala brace helps Juventus dominate at Udinese
Juventus blew Udinese away at the Stadio Friuli to record their 10th consecutive Serie A victory.
The reigning champions are now second after a brace from Paulo Dybala and goals from Sami Khedira and Alex Sandro confirmed an emphatic away win before the half-time whistle.
Udinese, who had Danilo sent off in the concession of a penalty, suffered a 4-0 defeat at home for the second time this season having lost to Inter Milan by the same scoreline last month.
Dybala grabbed his first goal with a 15th-minute free-kick that screamed past Orestis Karnezis and, three minutes later, Khedira doubled the visitors' lead.
The former Real Madrid midfielder was best-placed to nod home when Daniele Rugani set him up amid the goalmouth scramble that followed a corner.
Udinese made life difficult for themselves in the 25th minute when Danilo brought Mario Mandzukic down in the box to earn a red card for himself and a penalty for Juve. Dybala did not miss from the spot and had his brace.
Three minutes before the break Sandro made it 4-0 after darting inside from the right wing to drive the ball beyond Karnezis' reach.
Juve returned after half-time still hunting for more goals but Udinese had resolved to avoid further embarrassment.
Dybala was denied his hat trick by a quick-thinking Karnezis before the hour mark and the Greek goalkeeper punched Alvaro Morata's effort to safety 10 minutes later.
Game Information
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | +49 | 78 |
| Napoli | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | +15 | 66 |
| AC Milan | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | +20 | 63 |
| Juventus | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | +26 | 60 |
| Como | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | +29 | 58 |
| AS Roma | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | +17 | 58 |
| Atalanta | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +16 | 54 |
| Bologna | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | +5 | 48 |
| Lazio | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | +4 | 47 |
| Sassuolo | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 45 |
| Udinese | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 43 |
| Torino | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | -17 | 39 |
| Parma | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -16 | 39 |
| Genoa | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| Fiorentina | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 35 |
| Cagliari | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 33 |
| Cremonese | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 27 |
| Lecce | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 27 |
| Hellas Verona | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | -32 | 18 |
| Pisa | 32 | 2 | 12 | 18 | -35 | 18 |

