Napoli vs Udinese, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli thrash Udinese to close in on top-four finish in Serie A
Napoli climbed into second place in Serie A and moved a step closer to Champions League qualification with a 5-1 win at home to Udinese on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Udinese).
- 5': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Hand ball by Jean-Victor Makengo (Udinese).
- 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 7': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 7': Rodrigo Becão (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 10': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jean-Victor Makengo.
- 11': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Victor Osimhen following a corner.
- 12': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 12': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 12': Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Rodrigo Becão (Udinese).
- 15': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 17': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Rodrigo Becão (Udinese).
- 20': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefano Okaka.
- 28': Foul by Marvin Zeegelaar (Udinese).
- 28': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a headed pass.
- 28': Goal! Napoli 1, Udinese 0. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 31': Goal! Napoli 2, Udinese 0. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Udinese).
- 35': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 40': Goal! Napoli 2, Udinese 1. Stefano Okaka (Udinese) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 43': Foul by Kevin Bonifazi (Udinese).
- 43': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Udinese 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Udinese 1.
- 47': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 49': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Stefano Okaka (Udinese).
- 50': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 51': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 52': Offside, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Piotr Zielinski is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Kevin Bonifazi (Udinese).
- 53': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Kevin Bonifazi (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Substitution, Udinese. Thomas Ouwejan replaces Rodrigo Becão.
- 54': Substitution, Udinese. Fernando Forestieri replaces Walace.
- 55': Offside, Udinese. Thomas Ouwejan tries a through ball, but Stefano Okaka is caught offside.
- 56': Goal! Napoli 3, Udinese 1. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Attempt missed. Thomas Ouwejan (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 65': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Juan Musso.
- 66': Attempt saved. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 66': Goal! Napoli 4, Udinese 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 68': Hand ball by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 68': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 68': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Udinese).
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 75': Foul by Fernando Forestieri (Udinese).
- 75': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 76': Substitution, Udinese. Samir replaces Marvin Zeegelaar.
- 76': Substitution, Udinese. Petar Micin replaces Stefano Okaka.
- 77': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 79': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a corner.
- 80': Fernando Forestieri (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 82': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 83': Fernando Forestieri (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 85': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 85': Attempt missed. Samir (Udinese) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Udinese. Martin Palumbo replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
- 86': Foul by Thomas Ouwejan (Udinese).
- 86': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Udinese).
- 88': Foul by Petar Micin (Udinese).
- 88': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 90'+1': Goal! Napoli 5, Udinese 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Napoli 5, Udinese 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 5, Udinese 1.
Statistics
 UDI |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 478 |
| 494 | Passes | 534 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 22 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 15 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 33 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Udinese (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 14 | Kevin Bonifazi  |
| 90 | Marvin Zeegelaar |
| 50 | Rodrigo Becão |
| 6 | Jean-Victor Makengo |
| 10 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 11 | Walace |
| 19 | Jens Stryger Larsen |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 7 | Stefano Okaka |
| 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
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