Udinese were beaten 2-0 by Granada in a Pozzo family derby, but Danilo and Stefano Colantuono were sent off.

Both clubs are owned by the Pozzo family, who also control Watford FC in the English Premier League, so this was like an in-house encounter.

Nonetheless, it was an ill-tempered affair at the Nuevo Los Carmenes to decide the Trofeo Diputacion.

Manuel Iturra is one of many players who moved between these sides and faced his former teammates just days after making the transfer.

Udinese were beaten 2-0 by Granada in a Pozzo family derby, but Danilo and Stefano Colantuono were sent off.

Both clubs are owned by the Pozzo family, who also control Watford FC in the English Premier League, so this was like an in-house encounter.

Nonetheless, it was an ill-tempered affair at the Nuevo Los Carmenes to decide the Trofeo Diputacion.

Manuel Iturra is one of many players who moved between these sides and faced his former teammates just days after making the transfer.

Similarly, Nico Lopez was on the Granada bench, on loan from Udinese.

Youssef El Arabi nodded a corner wide and Ali Adnan needed a goal-line clearance to deny Piti’s volley from another set play.

Granada took first blood on the counter-attack, El Arabi’s dummy letting a Ruben Rochina pass through for Robert Ibanez at the back post.

Orestis Karnezis kept out a smart El Arabi back-heel flick, but when Udinese did find the net, Cyril Thereau was offside.

This was no friendly and Danilo took his protests too far during the half-time break, earning himself a red card. Coach Colantuono followed soon after the restart, again for dissent.

Piti incredibly ballooned over from close range and Karnezis performed a stunning save on El Arabi, but he was beaten by Jhon Cordoba’s header on a cross from the aptly named Isaac Success.

Granada 2-0 Udinese

Scorers: Robert 22, Cordoba 73

Granada: Andres (Oier 68); Salva Ruiz (Miguel Lopes 77), Mainz (Uche Agbo 68), Babin, Foulquier (Martins 77); Rochina (Edgar 60), Fran Rico (Success 68), Javi Marquez (Khrin 60), Robert (Ruben Perez 68); Piti (Nico Lopez 77), El Arabi (Cordoba 60)

Udinese: Karnezis; Heurtaux (Neuton 79), Danilo, Piris (Wague 46); Edenilson (Widmer 46), Kone (Fernandes 46), Iturra (Guilherme 46), Badu (Merkel 70), Ali Adnan (Ali Adnan 75); Thereau (Pinzi 66), Zapata (Aguirre 60)

Sent off: Danilo 45 (U)

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