Udinese end Inter's Serie A winning streak

MILAN - UDINESE ended Inter Milan's record 17-game winning streak in the Serie A on Wednesday by holding the leaders to a 1-1 draw.

Christian Obodo put them ahead with a bicycle kick in the 47th minute. Hernan Crespo equalised for Inter in the 66th minute, heading in Maxwell's curling cross from the left.

Inter's streak eclipsed last year's 10-game run by Roma and started after Udinese held the Milan club 0-0 on Oct 22.

Inter remain the only unbeaten team in the Serie A this season, and are 14 points clear at the top.

'Sooner or later the run of wins had to end, and it happened in what was a bit of an emergency situation for us. But absolutely nothing changes in the table,' said Inter's coach Roberto Mancini.

'We didn't have a great first half, but this can happen because you can't always be at your best.'

Earlier on Wednesday, Francesco Totti scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season to help Roma rally from a two-goal deficit to draw Chievo 2-2.

Totti scored with a header in the 34th minute and then equalised in the 48th, slotting the ball under Chievo's goalkeeper Lorenzo Squizzi.

Erjon Bogdani headed in for Chievo in the 17th, and Franco Semioli got the home team's second in the 33rd.

Inter lead the table with 67 points, followed by Roma, a distant second, with 53. Palermo are third with 45 points, after drawing with AC Milan 0-0.

Other results: Ascoli 0 Parma 0, Empoli 3 Messina 1, Lazio 3 Catania 1, Reggina 1 Fiorentina 1, Sampdoria 2 Atalanta 1, Siena 0 Livorno 0, Torino 1 Cagliari 0.

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