Udinese vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ATitle-chasing Napoli strike late in comeback win at Udinese
Napoli fought back to claim a 3-1 victory at Udinese on Saturday, with a pair of late goals ensuring they stayed within two points of Serie A leaders Atalanta.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
- 6': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Thomas Kristensen.
- 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
- 10': Attempt missed. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese).
- 11': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca.
- 16': Hand ball by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 17': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 17': Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 21': Penalty conceded by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 22': Penalty saved. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 22': Goal! Udinese 1, Napoli 0. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Thauvin (Udinese).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Sandi Lovric (Udinese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 30': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
- 31': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a corner.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Sandi Lovric (Udinese).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Substitution, Udinese. Arthur Atta replaces Sandi Lovric because of an injury.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
- 36': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 37': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Arthur Atta (Udinese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Giannetti.
- 38': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 39': Foul by Arthur Atta (Udinese).
- 39': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Arthur Atta (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 40': Jordan Zemura (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt saved. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese).
- 41': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese).
- 45'+1': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Udinese 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Udinese 1, Napoli 0.
- 50': Goal! Udinese 1, Napoli 1. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
- 58': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 59': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Udinese).
- 59': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Arthur Atta (Udinese).
- 61': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lautaro Giannetti.
- 63': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Udinese).
- 63': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 65': Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese).
- 66': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
- 67': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 67': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese).
- 69': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Udinese. Hassane Kamara replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Offside, Napoli. David Neres is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lautaro Giannetti.
- 75': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Neres with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Hand ball by Hassane Kamara (Udinese).
- 76': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 76': Attempt missed. David Neres (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 76': Own Goal by Lautaro Giannetti, Udinese. Udinese 1, Napoli 2.
- 78': Arthur Atta (Udinese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 79': Foul by Thomas Kristensen (Udinese).
- 79': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 81': Goal! Udinese 1, Napoli 3. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 83': Substitution, Udinese. Iker Bravo replaces Lautaro Giannetti.
- 83': Substitution, Udinese. James Abankwah replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
- 83': Substitution, Udinese. Rui Modesto replaces Jordan Zemura.
- 85': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces David Neres.
- 86': Hand ball by Iker Bravo (Udinese).
- 87': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by James Abankwah (Udinese).
- 89': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Udinese).
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 90'+4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 90'+4': James Abankwah (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Udinese 1, Napoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, Udinese 1, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
UDI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 70.4 | Possession | 29.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 512 | Accurate Passes | 169 |
| 571 | Passes | 246 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 33 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 12 | Clearances | 34 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Attendance: 19,981
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Attendance: 19,981
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +40 | 71 |
| 2 | Napoli | 33 | +27 | 71 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 33 | +36 | 64 |
| 4 | Bologna | 33 | +15 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Udinese (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 90 | Razvan Sava (GK) |
| 29 | Jaka Bijol |
| 30 | Lautaro Giannetti |
| 31 | Thomas Kristensen |
| 32 | Jurgen Ekkelenkamp |
| 8 | Sandi Lovric |
| 25 | Jesper Karlström |
| 33 | Jordan Zemura |
| 19 | Kingsley Ehizibue |
| 10 | Florian Thauvin |
| 17 | Lorenzo Lucca |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 7 | David Neres |
| 21 | Matteo Politano  |
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