Serie A: Roma score four in first half to win 5-2 at Udinese and stay unbeaten; Skorupski saves penalty as Bologna beat Monza

Roma won 5-2 at Udinese on Saturday 31 October and are still unbeaten in Serie A after 10 games, Udinese and ANSA reported.

Udinese 2-5 Roma

Bryan Cristante headed Roma in front in the 10th minute. Rodrigo Mora scored from Cristante’s pass in the 31st minute, Donyell Malen cut in from the right to make it 3-0 two minutes later, and Evan Ndicka headed in a corner in the 37th minute, according to Udinese’s match report.

Nicolò Zaniolo scored for Udinese in the 50th minute after a save from Roma goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, and Matteo Palma volleyed in his first Serie A goal in the 78th minute. Daniele Ghilardi added Roma’s fifth in the 92nd minute.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma are third on 24 points, one behind Lazio and Inter, according to BBC Sport’s table. Kosta Runjaic’s Udinese stay on five points.

Bologna 2-1 Monza

Monza’s Gustavo Varela scored a sixth-minute penalty, his ninth league goal of the season, the club said. Tommaso Pobega equalised for Bologna with a first-time volley in the 33rd minute and Federico Bernardeschi scored a penalty in the 59th minute.

Monza were awarded a late penalty, but Bologna goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski saved Patrick Cutrone’s kick in the 81st minute, according to Monza’s match report.

The day’s other game: AC Milan 3-1 Inter. See also: Roma 4-2 Cagliari