Luigi Del Neri believes Udinese deserved to beat Juventus in this afternoon's Serie A clash.

The hosts, who had lost three of their previous four matches prior to today, took a shock lead against the Old Lady through Duvan Zapata.

However, they could not hold on for a famous win, Leonardo Bonucci's second half equaliser giving Juve a share of the spoils.

"To get points against Juventus you need to be at your best, show intensity and not give much away," Del Neri told Premium Sport.

Luigi Del Neri believes Udinese deserved to beat Juventus in this afternoon's Serie A clash.

The hosts, who had lost three of their previous four matches prior to today, took a shock lead against the Old Lady through Duvan Zapata.

However, they could not hold on for a famous win, Leonardo Bonucci's second half equaliser giving Juve a share of the spoils.

"To get points against Juventus you need to be at your best, show intensity and not give much away," Del Neri told Premium Sport.

"For us, this match is very important, it was very tense. We didn't just play one way, to compete with Juventus you need structure.

"The boys interpreted a very complicated match well. We have regained confidence, the team gave little away with a great physical effort.

"The team deserved to win, not draw. We made the champions of Italy suffer."

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