Serie A: Napoli defeats Udinese 3-2

Saragna|Nov 12, 2022 10:29 GMT

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%.

Napoli

3

Udinese

2

12 Nov 2022 Full time

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

15'

15'

V. Osimhen
25'

25'

Juan Jesus
26'

26'

I. Success

G. Deulofeu
27'

27'

Walace
31'

31'

P. Zielinski

H. Lozano
37'

37'

R. Pereyra
46'

46'

M. Rui

M. Olivera
57'

57'

L. Samardzic

T. Arslan
58'

58'

E. Elmas
60'

60'

M. Politano

H. Lozano
60'

60'

L. Ostigard

Juan Jesus
67'

67'

T. Ndombele

P. Zielinski
71'

71'

M. Jajalo

Walace
71'

71'

I. Nestorovski

Beto
78'

78'

M. Rui
80'

80'

I. Nestorovski
82'

82'

L. Samardzic
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 (6.1), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.3), Min-jae Kim (6.1), Juan Jesus (6.8), Mathías Olivera (6.9), Frank Anguissa (7.2), Stanislav Lobotka (6.8), Piotr Zieliński (7.3), Hirving Lozano (7.2), Victor Osimhen (7.2) and Eljif Elmas (8.2).

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 (8.2) 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 (6.4), Nehuén Pérez (6.4), Jaka Bijol (6.5), Enzo Ebosse (6.4), Kingsley Ehizibue (6.3), Sandi Lovrić (6.4), Walace (6.2), Tolgay Arslan (6.4), Roberto Pereyra (6.5), Beto (6.8) and Gerard Deulofeu (6.3).

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 (7.7) 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

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.