Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, December 14, 2024
Napoli DWWLL 3
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Udinese LLDLW 1
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Match Report

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Title-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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NAP leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

UDI · 3-5-2

  1. 90Razvan SavaG
  2. 29Jaka BijolCD
  3. 30Lautaro GiannettiCD-L
  4. 31Thomas KristensenCD-R
  5. 32Jurgen EkkelenkampCM-L
  6. 8Sandi LovricCM-R
  7. 25Jesper KarlströmAM
  8. 33Jordan ZemuraLM
  9. 19Kingsley EhizibueRM
  10. 10Florian ThauvinCF-L
  11. 17Lorenzo LuccaCF-R

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 4Alessandro BuongiornoCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 17Mathías OliveraLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 68Stanislav LobotkaCM
  7. 8Scott McTominayLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 11Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7David NeresLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

Timeline

  1. 22' Penalty saved. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  2. 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.
  3. 34' Substitution, Udinese. Arthur Atta replaces Sandi Lovric because of an injury.
  4. 39' Arthur Atta (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 67' Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, Udinese. Hassane Kamara replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
  8. 76' Own Goal by Lautaro Giannetti, Udinese. Udinese 1, Napoli 2.
  9. 80' Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  10. 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.
  11. 83' Substitution, Udinese. Iker Bravo replaces Lautaro Giannetti.
  12. 83' Substitution, Udinese. James Abankwah replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
  13. 83' Substitution, Udinese. Rui Modesto replaces Jordan Zemura.
  14. 85' Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
  15. 85' Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces David Neres.
  16. 89' Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.

Serie A News

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