UDINESE starting XI (3-5-2): Sava, Kristensen, Giannetti (subbed for Bravo), Bijol, Ehizibue (subbed for Kamara), Lovric (subbed for Atta), Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp (subbed for Abankwah), Zemura (subbed for Modesto), Thauvin, Lucca
Bench: Padelli, Piana, Brenner, Kabasele, Palma, Sanchez, Toure
Goals: Thauvin 22’
NAPOLI starting XI (4-3-3): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera, Anguissa, Lobotka (subbed for Gilmour), McTominay, Politano (subbed for Ngonge), Lukaku (subbed for Simeone), Neres (subbed for Raspadori)
Bench: Caprile, Contini, Juan Jesus, Marin, Spinazzola, Zerbin
Goals: Lukaku 50’, Giannetti 76’ (OG), Anguissa 81’
Napoli also went behind in the 22nd minute on Saturday when Udinese were awarded a penalty for a Stanislav Lobotka handball.
Alex Meret parried Florian Thauvin’s spot kick but he only pushed it back to the Udinese captain, who fired the rebound into the opposite corner.
Romelu Lukaku levelled five minutes after the break after running onto Scott McTominay’s through ball and holding off Lautaro Giannetti.
The Udinese defender was even more unfortunate in the 76th when he attempted to clear David Neres’ shot but succeeded only in turning it into his own net.
Frank Anguissa sealed the win five minutes later with a tidy finish past the keeper after bursting through the Udinese defence.
Napoli remain second, two points behind Atalanta.
AAP
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