Udinese vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARampant Napoli continue perfect start to top Serie A with win over Udinese
Napoli maintained their perfect start to the Serie A season with a rampant 4-0 victory at Udinese on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Samir (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 3': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 4': Attempt missed. Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jens Stryger Larsen with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese).
- 13': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 16': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 16': Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 18': Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Walace (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a through ball.
- 24': Goal! Udinese 0, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 31': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Roberto Pereyra.
- 32': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 32': Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Rodrigo Becão (Udinese).
- 34': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a set piece situation.
- 35': Goal! Udinese 0, Napoli 2. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly following a set piece situation.
- 37': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 37': Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 42': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 42': Walace (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 42': Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Samir (Udinese).
- 45': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Udinese 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Udinese 0, Napoli 2.
- 46': Offside, Udinese. Marco Silvestri tries a through ball, but Ignacio Pussetto is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 47': Tolgay Arslan (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa with a cross.
- 50': Offside, Udinese. Marco Silvestri tries a through ball, but Gerard Deulofeu is caught offside.
- 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 52': Goal! Udinese 0, Napoli 3. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a corner.
- 53': Offside, Udinese. Jens Stryger Larsen tries a through ball, but Ignacio Pussetto is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Udinese).
- 54': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Samir (Udinese).
- 56': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Samir (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ignacio Pussetto.
- 59': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Udinese).
- 59': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 61': Foul by Samir (Udinese).
- 61': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
- 64': Substitution, Udinese. Beto replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
- 64': Substitution, Udinese. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Roberto Pereyra.
- 65': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Udinese).
- 65': Nahuel Molina (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 66': Samir (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball.
- 69': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 69': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 70': Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Beto (Udinese).
- 70': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 72': Substitution, Udinese. Marvin Zeegelaar replaces Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 72': Substitution, Udinese. Lazar Samardzic replaces Tolgay Arslan.
- 73': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen tries a through ball, but Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 77': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Walace (Udinese).
- 78': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 78': Samir (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 82': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 82': Nahuel Molina (Udinese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Goal! Udinese 0, Napoli 4. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 85': Substitution, Udinese. Brandon Soppy replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Mário Rui.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Silvestri.
- 89': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Victor Makengo.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Udinese 0, Napoli 4.
- 0': Match ends, Udinese 0, Napoli 4.
Statistics
 NAP |
UDI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 62.5 | Possession | 37.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 587 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
| 642 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 8 | Tackles | 3 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 12 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Attendance: 11,484
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Attendance: 11,484
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 29 | +42 | 68 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 29 | +23 | 60 |
| 3 | Napoli | 29 | +15 | 59 |
| 4 | Como | 29 | +26 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Udinese (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Silvestri (GK) |
| 17 | Bram Nuytinck |
| 3 | Samir  |
| 50 | Rodrigo Becão |
| 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
| 5 | Tolgay Arslan |
| 11 | Walace |
| 19 | Jens Stryger Larsen |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 10 | Gerard Deulofeu |
| 23 | Ignacio Pussetto |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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