Serie A: Venezia Pull Off Stunning 3-2 Comeback Win Over Udinese in Thrilling Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Derby

Venezia complete astonishing turnaround from 2-0 down to beat Udinese 3-2, thanks to Joel Pohjanpalo's double penalties and Hans Nicolussi Caviglia's free kick in an action-packed Friuli-Venezia-Giulia derby.

Venezia staged an incredible comeback to defeat Udinese 3-2 in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia derby, overcoming a two-goal deficit to claim a thrilling victory.

Udinese dominated the early proceedings, with Sandi Lovric testing Filip Stankovic at the near post after a clever nutmeg. John Yeboah squandered a golden opportunity following Jesper Karlstrom's errant back-pass.

The visitors broke the deadlock when Lovric surged forward from midfield, combining with Iker Bravo to sweep in with the inside of his boot from the edge of the area. Udinese doubled their lead minutes later, as Jaka Bijol intercepted Stankovic's poor clearance and Bravo drilled through a defender's legs into the near bottom corner.

Venezia received a lifeline when Joel Pohjanpalo was bundled over by Lautaro Giannetti, converting the penalty himself. The hosts' momentum was further boosted when Gaetano Oristanio replaced Gianluca Busio at halftime.

Oristanio's impact was immediate, setting up Alfred Duncan to steer wide from a promising position. However, Udinese's Isaak Toure received a red card for bringing down Oristanio on the edge of the penalty area.

Venezia capitalized on their numerical advantage as Hans Nicolussi Caviglia bent the resulting free kick around the wall into the far bottom corner to equalize. The hosts poured forward, with Maduka Okoye denying Gianluca Busio and Pohjanpalo sliding in just too late to meet the Ellertsson cross.

Venezia's pressure paid off when Christian Kabasele handled the ball, conceding a second penalty. Pohjanpalo fired it into the same bottom corner as his first, sealing the comeback win.

Key Moments:

• Lovric's opener for Udinese (15')
• Iker Bravo's debut Serie A goal (20')
• Pohjanpalo's penalty conversion (35')
• Nicolussi Caviglia's equalizing free kick (55')
• Isaak Toure's red card (55')
• Pohjanpalo's second penalty winner (70')

Match Stats:

• Possession: Udinese 52% - 48% Venezia
• Shots on Target: Udinese 6 - 8 Venezia
• Corners: Udinese 4 - 6 Venezia
• Fouls: Udinese 14 - 12 Venezia