Rome (dpa) – Udinese secured a 4-1 defeat of 10-man Cesena on Sunday to move top of the Serie A ahead of the remaining weekend games. Antonio Di Natale's brace and goals from Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah and Serb Dusan Basta helped the Udine hosts move on to 35 points from 17 games. Champions AC Milan and unbeaten Juventus can regain joint-leadership when they play later games at Atalanta and Lecce, respectively. Di Natale scored in the first minute and shortly before the whistle to move level on 12 goals with Argentine German Denis of Atalanta, with Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic trailing one goal adrift. Cesena managed to level before half-time with a flick from Brazilian Eder after missing a great chance with Adrian Mutu, but were crushed in the second half also due to the dismissal of defender Maurizio Lauro. Goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli fumbled badly on Asamoah's drive and, after Lauro left the pitch, was stunned again by Basta and Di Natale. As the league resumed Saturday after a two-week break, Inter Milan hammered Parma 5-0 with a brace from Diego Milito. Mattia Destro and also scored braces for mid-table Siena in a 4-0 drubbing of fourth-placed Lazio. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/xLYIS Tags: Serie A, Udinese Section: Football, Sport
