Lukas Podolski broke his Inter Milan duck in style, scoring with a fantastic strike from outside the area, to give them a 2-1 victory at nine-man Udinese in Serie A on Tuesday.
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Inter also benefited from a penalty which infuriated Udinese, while Antonio Di Natale scored for the hosts to join Roberto Baggio as Serie A’s joint-sixth leading all-time scorer with 205 goals.
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The first half ended goalless but Udinese were reduced to 10 men in the 40th minute when Maurizio Domizzi, already booked for dissent over a corner, was given a second yellow card for a late tackle on Hernanes.
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Udinese’s anger increased when Inter were awarded a penalty at the start of the second half for a foul on Mateo Kovacic by Danilo.
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Mauro Icardi ignored the furious Udinese protests to put Inter ahead but the hosts levelled almost immediately when Di Natale, 37, burst between two players to fire past Samir Handanovic.
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