Five games unbeaten, 13 points. Three wins on the spin, no goals conceded. That is the snapshot of Udinese's current run of form, which they extended on Saturday night by beating Parma 1-0 courtesy of Florian Thauvin's penalty conversion.
The result takes Kosta Runjaic's side up to 39 points, consolidating tenth place. Next up is a trip to the Stadio Olimpico to face Lazio on Monday 10 March.
Udinese 1-0 Parma (HT 1-0)
Scorer: Thauvin 38 (pen).
Udinese (4-4-2): Padelli; Ehizibue (Kristensen 83), Bijol, Solet, Kamara; Atta (Zarraga 59), Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp (Modesto 83); Thauvin (Bravo 83), Lucca (Davis 90).
Subs not used: Cassin, Piana, Sanchez, Palma, Pafundi, Kabasele, Giannetti, Zemura, Pizarro.
Coach: Runjaic.
Parma (4-3-3): Suzuki; Leoni, Valenti, Balogh (Lovik 58), Valeri (Hainaut 90+1); Keita, Estevez (Almqvist 58), Sohm; Man (Camara 90+1), Bonny, Cancellieri (Pellegrino 83).
Subs not used: Marcone, Corvi, Delprato, Ondrejka, Vogliacco, Haj, Trabucchi, Plicco.
Coach: Chivu.
Referee: Maresca.
Assistants: Preti, Di Monta.
Fourth official: Monaldi.
VAR: Paterna.
VAR assistant: Sozza.
Booked: Modesto 90+4, Almqvist 90+5.
Added time: 2+5 minutes.
Match tickets: 6,400 (€77,060).
Season tickets: 14,030 (€141,530)
Total attendance: 20,430 (€218,596)