On that evening, the last two matches of the 20th round of the Italian league were played. The first to enter the field were the players of "Empoli" and "Udinese", with the victory going to the guests after a tough match. Udinese's veteran Antonio Di Natale took the lead for the club in the first half, but Riccardo Saponara equalized before the break with a penalty kick. After playing for an hour, as it was later revealed, the winning goal after Guilherme's pass was scored by Udinese defender Silvan Widmer. Although in the 74th minute Panagiotis Kone was sent off the field, "Empoli" could not capitalize on their territorial advantage. The winners of the match rose to ninth place in the league. In a later match, "Napoli" and "Genoa" teams battled it out. After a poor start to the season, Rafa Benitez's players recovered well and managed to defeat their opponents at home with a score of 2-1, moving up to seventh place on the standings. Meanwhile, Napoli climbed to third place. In the even match, Gonzalo Higuain's double gave victory to the "Napoli" club. The Argentine scored the first goal in the seventh minute, but Iago Falque equalized in the second half. Then, after 19 minutes, Higuain scored a penalty kick. Results: "Empoli" 1 - 2 "Udinese" [0-1] 19' Antonio Di Natale [1-1] 37' Riccardo Saponara (from a penalty kick) [1-2] 60' Silvan Widmer 74' Panagiotis Kone (sent off from the field) "Napoli" 2 - 1 "Genoa" [1-0] 7' Gonzalo Higuain [1-1] 56' Iago Falque [2-1] 75' Gonzalo Higuain (from a penalty kick)
