Napoli defeats Udinese 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

NAPOLI. Napoli bested Udinese.

NAPOLI. Napoli beat Udinese. Napoli was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio San Paolo, Napoli stadium in Napoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi who was helped by Sergio Ranghetti and Stefano Del Giovane. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 126 Attack 95
  • 42 Dangerous attack 30
  • 124 Ball safe 114
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Napoli was in firm control of the ball 63% while Udinese was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match​.

Napoli shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, 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).

Match Timeline

Victor Osimhen(goal)
15'
Juan Jesus - Yellow
25'
26'
Isaac Success- sub ->G. Deulofeu
27'
Walace- Yellow
Piotr Zieliński(goal)H. Lozano
31'
37'
Roberto Pereyra- Yellow
Mário Rui- sub ->M. Olivera
46'
57'
Lazar Samardžić- sub ->T. Arslan
58'
Matteo Politano- sub ->H. Lozano
60'
Leo Østigård- sub ->Juan Jesus
60'
67'
71'
71'
Mário Rui- Yellow
78'
80'
82'
Lazar Samardžić(goal)
84'
Enzo Ebosse- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this match, Napoli will have 41 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Udinese will stay with 24 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
6.1
D
Juan Jesus  5.Brazil
6.8
60' 25'
D
7.3
D
Mathías Olivera 17.Uruguay
6.9
46'
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
6.1
M
Piotr Zieliński 20.Poland
7.3
67' Goals31'
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
6.8
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
7.2
F
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
8.2
Goals58'
F
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
7.2
60'
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
7.2
Goals15'
Substitutes
G
Davide Marfella 12.Italy
G
Hubert Idasiak 16.Poland
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
6.2
60'
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
7.0
46' 78'
D
M
Gianluca Gaetano 70.Italy
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
M
Karim Zedadka 31.France
M
Tanguy Ndombélé 91.France
6.4
67'
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
6.8
60'
F
Alessio Zerbin 23.Italy
F

Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luciano Spalletti decided 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).

The home team had on the bench: Leo Østigård (6.2), Giovanni Simeone, Davide Marfella, Matteo Politano (6.8), Gianluca Gaetano, Mário Rui (7.0), Hubert Idasiak, Diego Demme, Karim Zedadka, Tanguy Ndombélé (6.4), Alessandro Zanoli, Alessio Zerbin and Giacomo Raspadori.

Substitutions

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′).

Best player: Eljif Elmas​

The most impressive player for Napoli 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

Udinese
G
Marco Silvestri 1.Italy
6.4
D
Enzo Ebosse 23.Cameroon
6.4
84'
D
Nehuén Pérez 18.Argentina
6.4
D
Jaka Bijol 29.Slovenia
6.5
M
Kingsley Ehizibue 19.Netherlands
6.3
M
Roberto Pereyra 37.Argentina
6.5
37'
M
Tolgay Arslan 5.Germany
6.2
57'
M
Walace 11.Brazil
6.2
71' 27'
M
Sandi Lovric 4.Slovenia
6.4
F
Gerard Deulofeu 10.Spain
6.3
26'
F
Beto 9.Portugal
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Edoardo Piana 99.Italy
G
Daniele Padelli 20.Italy
D
Festy Ebosele 2.Republic of Ireland
D
James Abankwah 14.Republic of Ireland
D
Axel Guessand 67.France
M
Lazar Samardžić 24.Germany
7.5
57' Goals82'
M
Simone Pafundi 80.Italy
M
Mato Jajalo 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
71'
F
Isaac Success 7.Nigeria
6.8
26'
F
Ilija Nestorovski  30.Macedonia
7.2
71' Goals80'

Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

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 (6.2), Roberto Pereyra (6.5), Beto (6.8) and Gerard Deulofeu (6.3).

They had on the bench: Lazar Samardžić (7.5), Edoardo Piana, Isaac Success (6.8), Festy Ebosele, Ilija Nestorovski (7.2), Daniele Padelli, James Abankwah, Axel Guessand, Simone Pafundi and Mato Jajalo (6.5).

Substitutions

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′).

Best player: Lazar Samardžić​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Udinese was Lazar Samardžić.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​