Udinese climbed back into the top half of the Serie A table after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Torino in their Matchday 35 clash on Saturday afternoon,\u00a0Soccernet.ng<\/u><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye and 2020 invitee Kingsley Ehizibue both delivered standout performances as the White and Blacks\u00a0returned to winning ways after\u00a0a two-game winless streak.<\/p>\n Ehizibue gave Udinese the lead in first-half stoppage time, while Lennon Miller added a second after the break to secure their\u00a013th league win of the season.<\/p>\n Udinese came into the game without a win in their previous two matches,\u00a0which\u00a0had pushed them out of the top half. Torino, on the other hand, arrived in good form\u00a0and were unbeaten in their last four outings.<\/p>\n The visitors started brightly and\u00a0had\u00a0the first real chance\u00a0of the encounter, but Okoye was alert and produced a\u00a0brilliant\u00a0save to deny Giovanni Simeone\u00a0to keep his side in the game.<\/p>\n Udinese thought they had taken the lead in the 22nd minute through Nicolo Zaniolo, who reacted\u00a0quickest to a rebound off the crossbar, but the goal was ruled out by VAR for offside.<\/p>\n Just before halftime, the breakthrough finally came\u00a0when\u00a0Ehizibue found the net\u00a0for the second consecutive match to put the hosts ahead.<\/p>\n In the second half, Miller rose\u00a0highest to\u00a0head home a corner delivered by Thomas Kristensen, doubling Udinese\u2019s advantage. Despite a late push from Torino, the hosts held firm to secure all three points.<\/p>\n The win lifted Udinese back into 10th place as they continue their push for a top-half finish for the first time since the 2012-13 season.<\/p>\n Both Kingsley Ehizibue and Maduka Okoye played\u00a0important\u00a0roles in Udinese\u2019s dominant display\u00a0against Torino.<\/p>\n Ehizibue, who received his first Super Eagles call-up in 2020 under Gernot Rohr, impressed with a strong all-round\u00a0performance and capped it with his second goal of the season. The versatile defender\u00a0made\u00a0his 30th Serie A appearance of the campaign\u00a0and completed 87% of his passes, while he also\u00a0won three duels,\u00a0which earned him\u00a0a solid 8.1 rating on Sofascore.<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Okoye also had a reliable outing\u00a0in goal and recorded\u00a0his ninth clean sheet of the season. He made an important early save to keep the score level and finished with seven recoveries, earning a 7.2 rating\u00a0on Sofascore.<\/a><\/p>\n Udinese face Cagliari next weekend as they look to build momentum and strengthen their chances of finishing in the top half.<\/p>\n![\"Soccer](\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/Wks7UpGhUPf4Y8FAUOi2X4YjJQM=\/560x420\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2023%2F04%2Fhttps___www.calcionews24.com_wp-content_uploads_2023_01_Ehizibue_AS1_1802.jpg\")
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