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Palermo Vs. Udinese: Antonio Di Natale Converts Penalty, Completes His Hat Trick

Ok, now this is just silly. This is the sort of match they show on comedy channels, or perhaps create in an attempt to refute the accusations that football is a boring, low-scoring game. Udinese have now scored seven against Palermo, with Antonio Di Natale completing his hat-trick with a penalty conversion.

Palermo are now down to nine men. Matteo Darmian made the interesting decision to stop Pablo Armero by hanging on to the back of his shirt while the Udinese man was charging into the area. That's a no-no, and Darmian was handed his marching orders. Captain Toto stepped up to the spot and, with Salvatore Sirigu guessing wrong, drove the ball hard and low into the right hand corner.

Toto is clearly attempting to challenge Alexis Sánchez for the title of supreme commander of the universe, while at the same time showing Napoli forward and young upstart Edinson Cavani who’s truly king of Serie A. That hat-trick gave Di Natale 21 goals on the season, putting him in front of Cavani for the most goals in the league.

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