In the last week, after the two defeats against Lazio in the Italian Cup and the championship, the poor production of Napoli’s game has come under the magnifying glass at Napoli, despite an excellent position in the standings. Antonio Contethe Italian coach, also spoke about this in the press conference following the victory in Udinese: “We must respect all the judgments that are given to Napoli, I respect them all even if perhaps I don’t agree with them. We always try to find nitpicks although these guys are proving to be an excellent team then maybe someone has a refined taste and we will try to satisfy them too.”
THE SCORESHEET OF UDINESE-NAPOLI
Udinese (3-5-2): Sava; Kristensen, Bijol, Giannetti (38′ st Modesto); Ehizibue (25′ st Kamara), Lovric (34′ Atta), Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp (38′ st Bravo), Zemura (38′ st Abankwah); Thauvin, Lucca. Available: Piana, Padelli, Sanchez, Palma, Brenner, Kabasele, Tourè. Coach: Runjaic
Naples (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrhamani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka (44′ st Gilmour), McTominay; Politano (40′ st Ngonge), Neres (40′ st Raspadori), Lukaku (35′ st Simeone). Available: Contini, Caprile, Juan Jesus, Marin, Zerbin, Spinazzola. Coach: Conte
Referee: Duties
Markers: 22′ Thauvin (U), 5′ st Lukaku (N), 31′ st aut. Giannetti (U), 36′ st Anguissa (N)
Warned: Atta (U), Politano (N)