Udinese v Roma, Getty Images February 02, 2026, 11:50 p.m

In the match of the 23rd round of the Italian Serie A, Udinese won an unexpected victory over Roma at home with a score of 1:0. The only goal of the match was scored in the 49th minute, when Jürgen Eckelenkamp’s standard shot bounced off the wall and into the far top corner of Mile Svilar’s goal.

The first half passed with a noticeable advantage of the home team. Udinese seriously threatened Roma’s goal several times, and Svilar had to save the team after long shots from Atta and Ekkelenkamp. The Romans responded mostly with counter-attacks, but Malen’s strike after Sule’s pass was no problem for Okoye.

Immediately after the break, the Friulians took the lead. Ekkelenkamp’s free kick ended with a ricochet that was unfortunate for the guests, which completely disoriented the goalkeeper. Roma pushed forward vigorously in search of an answer, but were met by a solid defensive performance from Udinese and a confident performance from Okoye.

In stoppage time, the Romans were as close as possible to salvation. At first, Cristante’s goal was canceled due to offside, and in the 97th minute, Okoye saved Udinese in an incredible jump after Mancini’s shot from a few meters. In the end, Udinese held on to a narrow lead and ended Roma’s four-game winning streak in all competitions.

Udinese: Okoye — Sole, Christensen, Bertola (Kabasele, 79) — Ehizibue, Miller (Sarraga, 79), Karlström, Ekkelenkamp (Zaniolo, 90), Zemura — Atta — Davies (Guye, 56)

Roma: Svilar — Mancini, Ndika, Hermoso (Ghilardi, 70) — Celik (Tsimikas, 79), Cristante, El-Ainaoui (Pizilli, 78), Vesli — Sule (Vaz, 78), Pellegrini (Venturino, 67) — Malen

Warnings: Davies, Christensen, Zemura, Miller, Gouet – Ndika, Mancini, El Ainaoui, Pellegrini