Unexpected Defeat for Napoli in Udinese

In Matchday 15 of Serie A, Napoli played away against Udinese, but failed to show expected attacking activity. The hosts, on the other hand, created more dangerous opportunities throughout the match.

The first serious chances emerged around the hour mark. Niccolò Bertola attempted a shot from outside the penalty area to the right corner, and although the goalkeeper parried the initial effort, the ball landed to Keinan Davis, who sent it into the net.

However, the goal was disallowed due to an offside call. Later, Jakub Piotrowski fired a powerful shot inside the penalty area, which the goalkeeper managed to block with his hand, deflecting it onto the crossbar. The rebound favored Napoli.

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp broke through down the left flank and delivered a cross at his second attempt. Niccolò Zaniolo controlled the ball and, using the outside of his foot, aimed for the near corner, but missed narrowly past the post.

On a counter-attack, Zaniolo reached the borderline of the penalty area from the center and struck a powerful low shot to the right corner. It seemed like the goalkeeper could not close the angle in time, but the goal was annulled due to a foul. A decisive moment occurred in the 73rd minute: Davis intercepted the ball from Giovanni Di Lorenzo on the left and passed it to Ekkelenkamp.

Jurgen controlled the ball and unleashed an incredible strike from outside the penalty area into the far top corner — 1-0. In the final minutes, Napoli pushed for an equalizer.

Lorenzo Lucca made a run into the penalty area from the right wing and delivered a cross to the front of the goal. Rasmus Højlund found himself in a favorable position but failed to hit the target. Thus, following Milan, another title contender — Napoli — dropped points.

Antonio Conte's team retains second place in the league standings, while Udinese hovers around ninth position. Read “Zamin” on Telegram!