 On 28 August 2009, Lodi officially joined Udinese on loan from Empoli.During the season, Lodi found first team football hard to come by due to the presences of established midfielders Alexis Sánchez, Mauricio Isla, Gökhan Inler and Kwadwo Asamoah.Lodi went on to make 19 league appearances, scoring one goal.