Udinese-Napoli 1-3
Udinese
Sava 6: good reflex on a deflection on the half hour mark and then he extends well on Anguissa’s insidious conclusion. He can do nothing on the Neapolitan networks.
Kristensen 5: he’s glued to Neres. When the Brazilian turns he has enormous difficulty, there is a clear difference in pace between the two and he is jumped several times.
Biol 5.5: he breaks away from Lukaku during the 1-1 draw and leaves a hole in the middle with Giannetti.
Giannetti 4.5: he completely loses Lukaku on the equalizer, tries to make up for it but now physically he can no longer hold the Belgian. He messes up at the end with an unfortunate deflection that ends up in his goal. Own goal that brings Udinese under (38′ st Bravo sv).
Updated 5.5: we don’t see the usual running and he doesn’t even make a substantial contribution in the defensive phase. He is replaced because something more is needed to double Neres’ lead (25′ st Kamara 5,5: nothing to do, the impact is not the best. Not good on Anguissa’s goal with the uncertainty between staying wide or going to narrow).
Karlstrom 6: so much density in the middle of the pitch leaves no room for the insertions of Napoli’s midfielders.
Lovric 6: a more quality player, but today we have to run, win back and immediately reverse the action. He stops due to a physical problem (34′ pt Atta 5,5: after just 5 minutes from his entrance he gets a yellow for a too rough intervention on Lobotka. It runs in circles several times.)
Zemura 6: you can see a lot going forward, from one of his crosses comes the penalty which then makes it 1-0. In the defensive phase he lends a hand several times (39′ st Modesto s.v.).
Thauvin 6: the chance that presents itself to him after 12 minutes is good, when Napoli loses the ball at the limit and he has time to charge the left-footed player but he shoots through the roof. Meret also had his attempt saved from the penalty spot but was ready to score the 1-0 goal on the rebound.
Ekkelenkamp 5.5: He lowers himself more than Thauvin to lend a hand to the midfielders. He disappears in the second half (38′ st Abankwah sv).
Lucca 5,5: He kept the ball a few times at the start, making the most of his physique. Then Buongiorno takes measures and limits him a lot.
Runjaic 5,5: in the first half Udinese are strong, they run a lot and above all they are short in the departments, with the midfield which can make the difference. Energy diminishes in the second half and Napoli’s greater quality comes out.
