NAPOLI. Napoli managed to find the solution against Udinese to win 2-1. V. Osimhen was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Udinese to strike first with a goal of G. Deulofeu at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Osimhen gave the win to Napoli in the 63′ minute scoring a double. Napoli was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
P. Mari received a red card (83′). This red card was one of the reason why Udinese lost the match.
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 Francesco Fourneau assisted by Giovanni Baccini and Dario Cecconi. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 64% while Udinese was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Napoli was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match.
Napoli shot 24 times, 10 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Udinese shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 2 yellow cards (A. Rrahmani and V. Osimhen). Talking about the opposition, Udinese received 2 yellow cards (M. Zeegelaar and D. Udogie).
Also, Udinese didn’t end the match with 11 players after P. Mari (Udinese) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (83′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Napoli will have 63 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Udinese will stay with 30 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
Napoli – Formation
Napoli
78'
65'
52', 63'
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luciano Spalletti decided to play with the following team: .
Napoli could not rely on the presence of A. Zanoli (injured).
Substitutions
Napoli made 4 changes: F. Ruiz for D. Mertens (46′), M. Politano for P. Zielinski (70′), G. Di Lorenzo for A. Zanoli (78′) and L. Insigne for E. Elmas (88′).
Udinese – Formation
Udinese
83'
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gabriele Cioffi played with: .
Substitutions
Udinese made 4 changes: Beto for I. Pussetto (68′), J. Makengo for L. Samardzic (76′), N. Molina for B. Soppy (76′) and R. Pereyra for M. Jajalo (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
