Bologna`s Tommaso Pobega scores their side`s first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Bologna in Udine, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

Bologna moved level with Inter Milan and Roma on 24 points atop Serie A after a 3-0 win at Udinese on Saturday, despite a rare penalty miss from Riccardo Orsolini.

Orsolini, the league`s leading goalscorer, recovered from that miss to set up Tommaso Pobega for the first of his two goals.

Roma visits Cremonese on Sunday, shortly before Inter plays Milan in a city derby.

Milan has just two points less than the top three and is level with Napoli, which was playing Atalanta later Saturday - after sixth-place Juventus faces bottom team Fiorentina.

Bologna struggled to break Udinese down but was given a golden chance shortly before halftime when Udinese defender Kingsley Ehizibue blocked Pobega`s shot with his elbow.

However, Maduka Okoye saved the resulting penalty from Orsolini - who had scored 15 of his 16 previous spot kicks.

Orsolini thought he had redeemed himself minutes later but his would-be goal was ruled out for offside.

Bologna broke the deadlock in the 54th minute. Orsolini knocked down a cross-field pass and cut inside before rolling it across for Pobega to drill into the bottom left corner.

Worse was to come for Udinese six minutes later as Okoye`s terrible pass was intercepted by Pobega to score his second of the game.

Udinese did not learn from that and got into another mess trying to play out from the back in stoppage time, allowing Federico Bernardeschi to sweep into an empty net.

Elsewhere, Daniele De Rossi`s Genoa drew 3-3 at Cagliari in a relegation battle. Genoa moved level with 17th-placed Parma, three points below Cagliari.