MILAN (AP) — Bottom club Sampdoria were relegated from Serie A following a 2-0 loss at Udinese.
Two first-half goals condemned Sampdoria, which was left 13 points from safety with four rounds remaining.
Spezia and Cremonese are the other teams in the relegation zone and they are three and six points, respectively, behind 17th-placed Hellas Verona.
Sampdoria have won just two matches since the start of the year and travelled to Udine on the back of two straight losses without scoring.
Udinese took the lead in the ninth minute. Festy Ebosele ran almost the entire length of the field before sending the ball through to Roberto Pereyra, who lifted it above onrushing goalkeeper Nicola Ravaglia.
Adam Masina doubled Udinese’s lead in the 34th when he headed a chipped pass from Sandi Lovrić into the bottom left corner.
Samp almost got back into the match 12 minutes into the second half but Manolo Gabbiadini’s effort came off the right post.