Serie A: Napoli defeats Udinese 3-2
NAPOLI. Napoli defeated Udinese.
NAPOLI. Napoli conquered Udinese. Napoli was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi who had the assistance of Sergio Ranghetti and Stefano Del Giovane. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 61% while Udinese was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Napoli was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Napoli won the match.
Napoli shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Udinese shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 2 yellow cards (Juan Jesus and M. Rui). On the other side, Udinese received 3 yellow cards (Walace, R. Pereyra and E. Ebosse).
After this encounter, Napoli will have 38 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Udinese will stay with 24 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
V. Osimhen
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25'25'
Juan Jesus
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26'26'
I. Success
G. Deulofeu
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27'27'
Walace
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31'31'
P. Zielinski
H. Lozano
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37'37'
R. Pereyra
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46'46'
M. Rui
M. Olivera
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57'57'
L. Samardzic
T. Arslan
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58'58'
E. Elmas
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60'60'
M. Politano
H. Lozano
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60'60'
L. Ostigard
Juan Jesus
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67'67'
T. Ndombele
P. Zielinski
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71'71'
M. Jajalo
Walace
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71'71'
I. Nestorovski
Beto
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78'78'
M. Rui
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80'80'
I. Nestorovski
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82'82'
L. Samardzic
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84'84'
E. Ebosse
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Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luciano Spalletti chose to play with the following team: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Min-jae Kim , Juan Jesus , Mathías Olivera , Frank Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zieliński , Hirving Lozano , Victor Osimhen and Eljif Elmas .
Substitutes
Napoli made 4 changes: M. Olivera for M. Rui (46′), H. Lozano for M. Politano (60′), Juan Jesus for L. Ostigard (60′) and P. Zielinski for T. Ndombele (67′).
Top player: Eljif Elmas
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Eljif Elmas.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.Udinese: Formation and Lineups
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Andrea Sottil played with: Marco Silvestri , Nehuén Pérez , Jaka Bijol , Enzo Ebosse , Kingsley Ehizibue , Sandi Lovrić , Walace , Tolgay Arslan , Roberto Pereyra , Beto and Gerard Deulofeu .
Substitutes
Udinese made 4 changes: G. Deulofeu for I. Success (26′), T. Arslan for L. Samardzic (57′), Walace for M. Jajalo (71′) and Beto for I. Nestorovski (71′).
Top player: Lazar Samardžić
The player who no doubt impressed Udinese the most was Lazar Samardžić.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 57′.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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