Result NAPOLI 3 – 0 UDINESE, Goals by Mertens, Callejón, and Allan, Saturday 15 April 2017, Serie A Week 32


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70% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 30% Ball Possession UDINESE
SSC Napoli Napoli  3 – 0 Udinese Udinese
47′ Dries Mertens
63′ Allan
72′ José Callejón
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 67 points and a positive goal difference of +39
Udinese, 11th position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
3 Napoli 31 20 7 4 72:33 39 67
11 Udinese 31 11 7 13 41:40 1 40

 

Napoli with the objective to be in the Champions League next season.   The race is still on with Napoli winning this home game.  Napoli reaching 70 points being only – 2 point below AS Roma with 72 points holding the second position.  Let’s remember that only the first 2 positions qualify directly to play in Champions League while the 3rd position must play the play-off.   Udinese suffering their 14th defeat remaining with 40 points and still in the 11th position.

Napoli fans applauding Spanish forward Jose Callejon for his 200th appearances with Napoli before the game.

A fast yellow card, immediately, in the 1st minute is for Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Badu  aftr a foul on Napoli midfielder Allan.

Napoli opening the score in the second half.  In the 47th minute, there is forward Dries Mertens defeating Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Jorginho.

Napoli increasing the score in the 63rd minute. Allan delivers a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Party time ! What a way to celebrate his 200th appearances with Napoli! Napoli archiving the victory with the goal by José Callejón defeating goalkeeper Karnezis with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.

There are 19 precedents between Napoli and Udinese in Naples including in Serie A , Serie B, and Copa Italia.   Stats showing: Napoli with 22 wins, 12 draws, and Udinese with 5 wins.  Napoli scoring 65 goals and Udinese 43 goals.

Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:

NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Strinić; Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.

Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Luigi Delneri:

UDINESE (4-3-3): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Heurtaux, Adnan; Badu, Hallfreðsson, Jankto; De Paul, Zapata, Théréau.

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Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 20 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE:  Cyril Thereau with 1 1 goals

Napoli Goals Goals Udinese
Mertens, Dries 20 11 Thereau, Cyril
Insigne, Lorenzo 14 9 Zapata, Duvan
Hamsik, Marek 11 5 Jankto, Jakub
Callejon, Jose 9 5 Fofana, Seko
Milik, Arek 4 4 Perica, Stipe

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:   2 wins, 1 draw

09/04/17 SA Lazio Napoli 0:3 31
05/04/17 CI Napoli Juventus 3:2 S
02/04/17 SA Napoli Juventus 1:1 30

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE:  2 wins, 1 draw

09/04/17 SA Udinese Genoa 3:0 31
02/04/17 SA Turin Udinese 2:2 30
19/03/17 SA Udinese Palermo 4:1 29

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Serie A tickets2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 32

Napoli 3 – 0 Udinese
Saturday 15 April 2017
San Paolo Stadium
Naples Italy

20:45

Referee: MASSA
Assistants: TONOLINI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: POSADO
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: SERRA

Goals:  47′ Dries Mertens (N),  63′ Allan (N),  72′ José Callejón (N)

Official lineups – formations:

NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Strinić; Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.

Subs: Rafael, Sepe, Chiricheș, Ghoulam, Maksimović, Maggio, Diawara, Rog, Zieliński, Giaccherini, Milik, Pavoletti.

Coach: Maurizio Sarri.

UDINESE (4-3-3): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Heurtaux, Adnan; Badu, Hallfreðsson, Jankto; De Paul, Zapata, Théréau.

Subs: Perisan, Scuffet, Angella, Gabriel Silva, Felipe, Balic, L. Evangelista, Kums, Ewandro, Matos, Perica.

Coach: Luigi Delneri.