Watch: Di Natale, Klose score from the spot in club finales
Reuters
Two veteran strikers marked the end of their tenures with their respective clubs by scoring from the penalty spot on Sunday in Italy's top flight.
Udinese legend and all-time leading scorer Antonio Di Natale scored moments after coming on when Carpi's Filippo Porcari brought down Silvan Widmer in the box. Despite winning 2-1 at the Stadio Friuli, Carpi was relegated by virtue of Palermo's 3-2 win over bottom-dweller Hellas Verona.
German World Cup winner Miroslav Klose followed suit in a 4-2 defeat to Fiorentina after La Viola defender Gonzalo Rodriguez fouled Senad Lulic in the penalty area. It was the ageless wonder's eighth Serie A goal this season to go with seven assists for the mid-table Biancocelesti.
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