Maduka Okoye returned to action for Udinese who loss 3-2 against Serie A winners Inter Milan despite his performance.
Following his midweek rest during Coppa Italia victory over Salernitana, Okoye made a comeback to the goal.
With a brace, Lautaro Martinez scored his first goals of the year for Inter Milan, tying the champions with Torino and local rivals AC Milan for first place in Serie A.
Argentina forward Martinez scored goals just before and after halftime, after a clever finish by Davide Frattesi after just forty-three seconds.
After losing the Milan derby the previous weekend, Inter recovered with the victory in Udine to get to 11 points after six games.