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The Udinese team continued to fall into the trap of losing for the fourth match in a row, falling 1-2 to its host Torino at the end of the sixth round of the Italian Football League, on Monday evening.

Torino took the lead in the 36th minute, scored by Daniel Braganza, who followed a rebound from the post with a direct shot into the net.

Two minutes before the end of the first half, Udinese equalized with a goal scored by Jurgen Eckelenkamp with a left-footed shot from inside the penalty area.

Due to a fatal mistake by Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye and substitute Nicolo Bertola in handling a long ball, Sandro Kulenovic found himself in front of an empty goal, and shot into the net, scoring Torino's second goal in the 67th minute.

With this result, Udinese suffered its fourth loss in a row, leaving its score frozen at 4 points in fifteenth place in the table, while Torino raised its score to 7 points, jumping to twelfth place.

In the next round, Udinese will play at home against Lecce on Sunday, and a day later Torino will visit Parma.

The Sevilla team wasted a valuable victory that was within its reach with a 3-3 draw with its host Levante in the eighth round of the Spanish Football League, on Monday evening.

Sevilla ended the first half with an early goal scored by Robbie Orr after 13 minutes.

The Andalusian team strengthened its lead in the second half with a second goal scored by Felix Correa in the 54th minute, before Levante quickly reduced the gap with a goal by Ivan Romero in the 57th minute.

The excitement reached its peak in stoppage time, as the hosts equalized with Adrian de la Fuente's goal in the 92nd minute, before Isaac Romero scored the third goal for the visitors in the 95th minute, giving Sevilla a 3-2 lead.

But Romero received a second yellow card, and was sent off in the 96th minute for celebrating the goal by signaling to the Levante fans to be silent.

Levante took advantage of its opponent's numerical deficiency, snatching the equalizing point with a third goal scored by Ifeanyi Ndoki in the 100th minute.

With this result, Sevilla continued to lose points after losing 1-3 at home in the last round against defending champion Barcelona, leaving the Andalusian team’s balance at 14 points in fifth place.

On the other hand, Levante avoided a third loss in a row, raising its score to 6 points in seventeenth place.

In the next round, Levante will be a guest against Deportivo La Coruna on Friday, and two days later Sevilla will face a difficult test away from home against Real Madrid.

The Iraqi Football Association renewed its confidence in Australian coach Graham Arnold, who supervises the national team, “to ensure optimal preparation for the 2027 Asian Cup finals,” which will be held early next year in Saudi Arabia, according to what the federation announced on Monday.

Member of the Federation’s Executive Office, Ahmed Al-Moussawi, told the media, after the end of the office’s meeting held in the presence of the Federation’s president, retired star Younis Mahmoud, that “the Executive Office took an official decision to fully adhere to the services of Australian coach Graham Arnold to lead the Iraqi national team in the next stage.”

He added, “The federation decided to grant coach Arnold (63 years old) all absolute powers, technical and administrative, to ensure optimal preparation for the upcoming Asian Cup finals.”

Some Iraqi fans and media had called on Al-Ittihad to dispense with Arnold, following the exit from the group stage of the 2027 Gulf Cup, which was held in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq was eliminated from “Gulf 27” by the lottery conducted by the organizing committee, after being equal with its Omani counterpart, with (4) points, goals, and even colored cards.

Iraq is awaiting the anticipated participation of its fans in the 2027 Asian Cup finals, where it will face the teams of Tajikistan, Australia and Singapore in the fourth group.

Arnold, who was contracted by the Iraqi Federation in May 2025, succeeded in leading the national team, after a long journey in the Asian and international playoffs, to the 2026 World Cup finals, for the second time in its history after an absence of 40 years.