Udinese ended their winless streak with this 1-0 result away to Empoli

Both of these teams have recently struggled, going six Serie A games without a victory. Together with Roberto Piccoli, Nicolo Cambiaghi, and Mattia Destro, Guglielmo Vicario was still out due to injury, and the visitors were without Gerard Deulofeu and Enzo Ebosse for the remainder of the season due to knee surgery. In the opening seconds of the game, Razvan Marin's free kick was deflected inches wide, Jaka Bijol's glancing header on a corner sailed beyond the far post, and Destiny Udogie's angled drive was cleared off the line by Fabiano Parisi. At 39 minutes, Martin Satriano's header was blocked by Marco Silvestri, giving Empoli a tremendous opportunity.

Sandi Lovric's 10-yard tap-in was deflected over, but Rodrigo Becao's header off Sebastiano Luperto on the ensuing corner looped into the top corner.