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73′ – Neres flew towards the goal and was unable to serve Lukaku, a perfect closure for the Udinese defence
71′ – Napoli prepares substitutions, 20 at the end.
69′ – Second substitution for Udinese: Ehizibue comes out and Hassane comes in.
66′ – Politano is booked for a tactical foul.
65′ – Neres overtakes Ehizibue and tries to serve in the middle but Bijol sacrifices himself.
63′ – Fallo di Bijol su Lukaku
61′ – Ball from the hosts who do not appear afraid of the new Italian attitude.
59′ – Udinese returns to Napoli’s penalty area and earns a corner. Drive Lobotka away
57′ – The referee lets it go.
56′ – Doubtful contact in the penalty area between Lucca and Anguissa.
50′ – NAPLES’ GOOOOOOL! McTominay finds a spectacular ball for the progression of Lukaku who runs 30 meters into the pitch and shoots towards goal with his left foot! Equal to Udine!
47′ – Lobotka tries by throwing a nice ball towards Politano but the winger is unable to stop the ball.
47′ – Atta delivers a ball for Lucca’s introduction but Meret blocks.
7.05pm – The second half has started!
6.49pm – The first half of the game ends with a score of 1-0 in favor of Udinese.
45′ – 3 minutes of added time are reported.
44′ – Lukaku invents a drill behind the defense: Neres anticipated coming out of Sava.
43′ – Cross from Politano rejected by the Friulian defense, the ball reaches Olivera who looks for the joker from 25 meters. Shot that ends in Sava’s arms.
42′ – Di Lorenzo risks a lot under Ekkelenkamp’s pressure, the Dutchman steals the ball but commits a foul.
41′ – Thauvin takes the free kick: the trajectory is lifted onto Ekkelenkamp’s head, but the shot is weak and Meret blocks it.
40′ – Step on foot by Rrahmani against Zemura, referee Doveri pardons the Kosovar from the warning.
39′ – Atta is booked for a late tackle against Lobotka.
38′ – Cross from Zemura, Thauvin arrives at the far post and tries to put it back in the middle but Olivera opposes it. Corner kick for Udinese.
37′ – SAVA SAVES THE RESULT! Neres corner finds Anguissa in the middle: the Cameroonian controls and kicks with a counter-ball with his left foot. The Friulian goalkeeper lies down and denies the equalizer.
36′ – Another break from Neres on the sideline: Ehizibue intervenes on a slide and gives a corner to the Azzurri.
34′ – Forced substitution for Runjaic: Lovric can’t continue, Atta comes in in his place.
32′ – Doveri interrupts Napoli’s action because Lovric has a muscle problem.
31′ – Corner from the left: Di Lorenzo misses and the ball reaches McTominay who heads the ball wide of the target.
30′ – NERES IN-CON-TE-NI-BI-LE! Sharp dribbling on Kristensen and the ball inside for Lukaku: Bijol manages to deflect and Sava avoids the own goal.
28′ – Buongiorno goes to throw for McTominay, but completely misses the measurement of the tip.
26′ – Another blast from Neres on the left: the Brazilian goes away to Ehizibue but loses the rebound on Lovric’s second.
23′ – Udinese ahead. Meret did well to save Thauvin’s penalty, but on the rebound the ball went back to the Frenchman who deposited it into the goal.
21′ – Penalty kick for Udinese. Zemura crosses from the edge of the area, Lobotka in an attempt to cover his face deflects the ball with his forearm.
19′ – NERES LIGHTS UP! The Brazilian recovers the ball in the opponent’s midfield with the help of Lukaku, then enters the area, slipping between the two and crossing the left-footed ball. Shot ends just wide.
17′ – Lobotka rewards Olivera in the area, from the left the Uruguayan puts it low to the near post and McTominay misses the winning shot by a few centimeters.
15′ – Rrahmani catches Politano in the penalty area, the blue number 21 misses the decisive pass for Lukaku.
13′ – NAPLES ARE SAVED! Bloody ball lost by Buongiorno, Thauvin takes advantage of it but when he reaches the edge of the area he shoots high from the neck.
11′ – THRILL FOR NAPLES! Cross cut by Thauvin who finds Ekkelenkamp in the area, but the Dutchman misses the shot.
10′ – NERES! Great cross from Di Lorenzo with the left foot returning, David Neres arrives at the far post who clears the ball from a few steps away.
8′ – Lukaku attacks the depth on the right and finds Bijol’s deflection, another corner.
6′ – Another corner for Napoli, Neres beats but Udinese again clears the area.
4′ – Di Lorenzo launches Politano who crosses with his right and earns a corner kick.
3′ – Napoli are immediately dangerous! Politano crosses to return and Anguissa almost misses the ball with his head, then Lukaku misses Olivera’s tower.
2′ – Olivera swings in search of Lukaku, an imprecise suggestion that ends up wide.
1′ – We start with the first possession in favor of Udinese.
18.01 – GAMES! THE GAME BEGINS!
5.57pm – The teams enter the pitch.
17.00 – As can be seen from the lists, Micheal Folorunsho he won’t be in the match: the Italian midfielder suffered a contusive-sprain injury to his right ankle.
Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Neres. Available: Contini, Caprile, Juan Jesus, Gilmour, Marin, Simeone, Zerbin, Ngonge, Spinazzola, Raspadori. All. Conte
Udinese (3-5-2): Sava; Kristensen, Bijol, Giannetti; Ehizibue, Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelkamp, Zemura; Thauvin, Lucca. Available: Piana, Padelli, Abankwah, Sanchez, Kamara, Atta, Palma, Bravo, Brenner, Kabasele, Modesto, Tourè. Other. Runjaic
4.53pm – The coaches’ choices are official:
The latest on Udinese
Long list of unavailable players for coach Kosta Runjaic who is forced to redesign his lineup. Okoye is out, Sava plays in goal, with Zarraga’s injury they return to 3-5-2 with the defensive trio of Giannetti, Bijol and Touré. Midfield fifths are Ehizibue on one side and Zemura on the other, Lovric, Karlstrom and Ekkelenkamp in the middle. The Thauvin-Lucca tandem is ready in front.
The latest on Napoli
Antonio Conte has to deal with Kvaratskhelia’s injury who could miss three or four games, with Mazzocchi also in the box. So Meret between the posts, defensive line with captain Di Lorenzo on the right, Olivera on the left and Rrahmani-Buongiorno in the centre. In midfield Lobotka supported by Anguissa and McTominay. In attack David Neres is ahead of Ngonge to replace Kvara, in the trident with Lukaku and Politano.
Statistics – Udinese have not beaten Napoli in Serie A since 3 April 2016: since then in 16 championship matches the Friulians have recorded 13 defeats and 3 draws, two of which however came in the last three matches in chronological order. Napoli have lost the last two matches played considering the Italian Cup and the championship and have not lost three matches in a row in all competitions since the period between November and December 2023. Udinese found success again in the last round of Serie A against Monza , but have failed to win two league games in a row since last September. Antonio Conte is still unbeaten in 11 matches as a coach in Serie A against Udinese (9W, 2L): among the teams he has met at least 10 times in the competition, the Friulian team is the team against which he boasts the highest percentage of victories (82% ). Napoli have scored just 21 goals in this championship: not since the 2009/10 season have the Azzurri scored so few goals in the first 15 rounds of Serie A; considering the first 16 matches, since 2000 the Neapolitans have only once remained under 24 goals in the tournament (19 in 2000/01, the season in which they were then relegated). Romelu Lukaku scored 5 goals in the 7 games played against Udinese, only against Genoa (7) and Sassuolo (6) did he score more goals in the tournament. Lorenzo Lucca has scored 5 goals in this Serie A, four of which are headers (a record shared with Retegui in this Serie A).
Il Napoli Of Antonio Conte is called upon to get back on top after the disastrous double match with Lazio, which cost them qualification for the Italian Cup and first place in the championship. The Azzurri are expected on Saturday at 6pm at the Bluenergy Stadium, fromUdinese Of Costa Runjaic: the Friulians are certainly not in great form – only one victory in the last six – but they remain a compact and rocky team and therefore difficult to face.
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