Livid Higuain sent off as Napoli lose at Udinese

Football Soccer - Udinese v Napoli - Italian Serie A - Friuli stadium, Udine, Italy - 3/4/16 Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain reacts after Udinese's Bruno Fernandes scored his second goal. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

MILAN (Reuters) - Gonzalo Higuain scored his 30th league goal of the season but was later sent off and had to be restrained by his team mates as Napoli lost 3-1 at Udinese on Sunday, severely denting their Serie A title hopes.

The Argentine appeared to push referee Massimiliano Irrati in the chest after being shown his second yellow card in the 75th minute and, overcome with rage, lashed out at team mates and Napoli officials as they ushered him off the field.