Danilo Avelar penalty denies Udinese

Danilo Avelar scored a stoppage-time penalty as Cagliari fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with Udinese this afternoon.

Joao Pedro gave the visitors the lead six minutes from the end of the first half when he was found by Godfred Donsah and placed a shot into the far corner.

Udinese went into the break trailing, but within 10 minutes of the second half they were level as Allan drove through the midfield before firing a low strike past Zeljko Brkic.

Within a minute the hosts were in front as Cyril Thereau powered in a header from Antonio Di Natale's cross.

Udinese looked set to claim the three points, but in the final minute the visitors were awarded a penalty when Thomas Heurtaux handled inside the box.

Avelar was tasked with the responsibility of scoring from the spot and he duly obliged with a confident finish into the corner to earn his side a point.