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Vincenzo Iaquinta's spot-kick proved enough to secure a slender victory for Udinese.
This was a special occasion for Fabio Quagliarella, as his contract is split between the two clubs. Other than that, the teams are on the outskirts of the race for European spots and Sampdoria were eager to recover from Sunday's 4-0 defeat at Roma, but have Emiliano Bonazzoli and Francesco Flachi out for the rest of the season.
Quagliarella gave Morgan De Sanctis an early warning, forcing him into a one-handed save with a scuffed volley from a corner kick.
Zapotocny drilled over from a corner kick and Marco Motta fired off target after Giulio Falcone's poor clearance.
Youngster Koman was twice in a good position for Samp, his first attempt too weak to trouble Morgan De Sanctis and the assist for Fabio Bazzani interrupted.
Motta drilled over again from distance and Quagliarella was booked for a foul on D'Agostino, so he will be suspended for the next Sampdoria game.
Antonio Di Natale saw the Blucerchiati goalkeeper off his line and attempted an audacious lob.
The referee awarded a penalty for Accardi's handling offence and Vincenzo Iaquinta buried it to give Udinese the lead.
Moments later Di Natale brought a stunning point-blank reaction save out of Berti at the near post after shaking off a challenge at the byline.
Samp finally threatened with a Sergio Volpi rocket that was pushed away by De Sanctis.
But it was mostly Udinese, with Berti again tested by D'Agostino's powerful effort and Franceschini wasted an interesting Romeo assist.
De Sanctis needed his wits about him, as Quagliarella touched on the ball for Christian Maggio, whose tap-in was smothered on the line from a couple of yards.
In the final minutes Quagliarella skimmed the upright, but Sampdoria were unable to get back into the game.
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