Milan, Feb 1 (AP) A comical own goal saw Hellas Verona earn a crucial victory at bottom-club Monza in a Serie A relegation battle Saturday.

Suat Serdar raced into the right side of the area in the 13th minute but there seemed to be little danger when he rolled the ball across as Monza defender Stefan Lekovic had plenty of time and space to control or clear, but the youngster instead shinned it into the empty net.

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Verona's first win of 2025 lifted the club three points above the relegation zone. Monza was eight points below safety.

One of Monza's brightest players, Daniel Maldini, completed his move to Atalanta shortly before kickoff. His new club was third and looking to trim the gap to the top two in Serie A when it hosts Torino later.

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Udinese survived a scare as it threw away a two-goal lead before Iker Bravo fired in the winner six minutes from time to snatch a 3-2 victory over Venezia and end a run of five matches without a win.

Venezia was five points from safety. (AP)

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