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Italian Soccer Serie A
35% Ball Possession UDINESE and 65% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Udinese 1 – 1 Napoli
13′ Sandi Lovric Victor Osimhen
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 79 points and a positive goal difference of +46
Udinese, 13th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Mission accomplished, the dream came true!!Napoli win the Scudetto after ending the Serie A Week 33 game with a draw against Udinese on Thursday 4 May 2023 at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy. Napoli celebrates their third Scudetto. Napoli Champions of Italy for the 2022-23 season. The party starts in Udine with an invasion of the pitch and everyone is looking for the players, but joy explodes above all in Naples for a party that will last a long time. It ends here, Napoli returns to win the Scudetto after 33 years of waiting. One point was enough and this arrived, despite a complicated match that saw Udinese take the lead in the first half through Lovric. In the second half it was Osimhen who found the goal in the fray that led the Azzurri to a draw and their third Italian flag.
𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗧’𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟! 🇮🇹🏆💙
For the first time in 33 years, Napoli are 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 of Italy once again!
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦.Congratulations @sscnapoli, 2022/23… pic.twitter.com/bna3bFgxjQ
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) May 4, 2023
SIAMO NOOOOIIIIIIII 🏆 #Napul3 pic.twitter.com/G2htDc21qa
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) May 4, 2023
Udinese opened the score in the 13th minute silencing Napoli fans. Sandi Lovric defeated Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Destiny Udogie.
👉Udinese 1 – 0 Napoli, 13th minute, ⚽️ goal by Sandi Lovric for @Udinese_1896 with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Destiny Udogie. https://t.co/9jfXfuOFKz
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
SANDI LOVRIC ALMOST TAKES THE ROOF OFF OF THE NET AND NAPOLI ARE STUNNED. 👀 pic.twitter.com/RAR23WwrrN
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 4, 2023
Napoli equalized in the 52nd minute. Forward Victor Osimhen defeated Udinese goalkeeper Marco Silvestri with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Sandi Lovric. Osimhen scored his 22nd goal this season remaining the top scorer.
👉Udinese 1 – 1 Napoli, 52nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Victor Osimhen equalized for @en_sscnapoli with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Sandi Lovric. https://t.co/ZSefgl6sex
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
VICTOR OSIMHEN’S 22ND SERIE A GOAL OF THE SEASON IS A HUGE ONE! 🇳🇬 🦅
Napoli are less than 40 minutes away from their first Scudetto in 33 years. 👀 pic.twitter.com/Zn94h5bX69
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 4, 2023
Victor Osimhen now has scored 46 Serie A goals.
He equals George Weah’s record for most goals from an African footballer in Serie A. 👏 pic.twitter.com/PtpId6nqDJ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 4, 2023
The Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after Victor Osimhen’s equaliser put them on track for the Serie A crown 🤩#ForzaNapoliSempre 💙💙💙
Via: @btsportfootballpic.twitter.com/PcQo2oUJul— SSC Napoli Club Nigeria 🇳🇬 🏆 🏆 🏆 (@SSCNapoliNGA) May 4, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: Napoli have won 12 of their last 13 matches with Udinese in Serie A (D1) and have scored at least two goals in all of their last six league games against the Friulians. Udinese’s last home win against Napoli in Serie A dates back to 3 April 2016, with Luigi De Canio on the bench (3-1 with brace from Bruno Fernandes and goals from Thereau, while Higuain scored for the Azzurri) – from then five Campanian successes and a draw (1-1 in December 2019). In the last tricolor year (1989/90), Napoli narrowly won the first leg against Udinese at home (1-0) and then drew in the second leg in Udine (2-2, with goals from Maradona and Corradini for Campania, De Vitis and Mattei for Friuli). At the end of this match, Napoli could mathematically be crowned champion of Italy with five games to spare: only two teams in the era of three points for a win have succeeded so far (Juventus 2018/19 and Inter 2006/07). Luciano Spalletti – who boasts 117 Serie A benches in his career at the helm of Udinese – at 64 years and 58 days old, Thursday 4 May could become the oldest coach to win a single-group Serie A Scudetto.
👉 Lineup Udinese (3-5-1-1): Silvestri; Becao, Bijol, Perez; Ehizizue, Samardzic, Walace, Lovric, Udogie; Pereyra; Nestorovski.
👉 Lineup Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Ndombele; Elmas, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
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📺 Click the video to watch Udinese 1 – 1 Napoli highlights on Thursday 4 May 2023
🇮🇹 Referee Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo will be assisted by Filippo Valeriani from the section of Ravenna and Dario Garzelli from the section of Livorno. The Fourth Official will be Andrea Colombo from the section of Como. The VAR will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.
Photo: twitter.com/Udinese_1896
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
👉 Udinese vs Napoli, Match Officials
Serie A Week 33🗓️ Thursday 4 May 2023
🏟️ Dacia Arena
⏲️ 20:45🙍♂️Referee: ABISSO
🚩Assistants: VALERIANI – GARZELLI
4⃣ Fourth Official: COLOMBO
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: PAGANESSI@Domii_Torello @FarFromVesuvius https://t.co/tieJIUOLKL pic.twitter.com/vP42SEp9KF— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
👉🇮🇹 First half is over. Udinese 1 – 0 Napoli
⚽️ Goals: 13′ Sandi Lovric
🟨 Yellows: 17′ Kingsley Ehizibue (Ud)
Corners: Udinese 2, Napoli 3
✍ Ball Possession: 36% @Udinese_1896 and 64% @en_sscnapoli
✅ https://t.co/Njg0zqeXCA@T_UDINESE_MONDO https://t.co/AGOiIwXzLQ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
👉🇮🇹 Result Udinese 1 – 1 Napoli
⚽️ Goals: 13′ Sandi Lovric (U), 52′ Victor Osimhen (N)
🟨 Yellows: 17′ Kingsley Ehizibue (U)
✍ Ball Possession: 35% @Udinese_1896 and 65% @en_sscnapoli
✅ https://t.co/Njg0zqeXCA@Domii_Torello @ForzaNapoliPod @tri_napoliclub@TheCalcioGuys https://t.co/7debOnnOCn
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo: twitter.com/Udinese_1896
2022 – 2023 Italian Serie A Week 33
Udinese 1 – 1 Napoli
Thursday 4 May 2023
Dacia Arena
Udine, Italy
20:45
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: VALERIANI – GARZELLI
Fourth Official: COLOMBO
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: PAGANESSI
⚽️ Goals: 13′ Sandi Lovric (U)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Lineup Udinese (3-5-1-1): Silvestri; Becao, Bijol, Perez; Ehizizue (80’ Festy), Samardzic (80’ Thauvin), Walace, Lovric (77’ Arslan), Udogie (73’ Zeegelaar); Pereyra; Nestorovski.
Subs: Padelli, Piana, Masina, Abankwah, Buta, Semedo, Guessand.
Coach: Sottil