NAPOLI starting XI (4-3-3): Meret, Di Lorenzo , Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mazzocchi, Anguissa  (subbed for Raspadori), Lobotka  (subbed for Gilmour), McTominay, Politano (subbed for Ngonge), Lukaku (subbed for Simeone), Neres (subbed for Okafor)

Bench: Contini, Scuffet, Buongiorno, Billing, Marin, Hasa

Goals: McTominay 37’

UDINESE starting XI (3-4-2-1): Sava, Kristensen, Bijol, Solet (subbed for Ehizibue), Atta (subbed for Bravo), Karlstrom, Lovric (subbed for Payero), Kamara, Thauvin, Ekkelenkamp (subbed for Zarraga), Lucca

Bench: Piana, Padelli, Sánchez, Pafundi, Kabasele, Giannetti, Zemura, Modesto

Goals: Ekkelenkamp 40’

Napoli were looking to move six points clear of second-placed Inter Milan on Sunday after the defending champions surprisingly lost 3-0 at Fiorentina in their rearranged match on Thursday.

Instead, Inter can close the gap to just one point with a victory on Monday - against Fiorentina again - after Napoli paid the price for their poor finishing.

It was another good result for mid-table Udinese, who ended a five-match winless run with a victory over Venezia last weekend.

Napoli missed a number of chances at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Scott McTominay prodded wide from point-blank range but atoned for that error almost immediately by heading in a corner to give Napoli the lead in the 37th minute.

However, a series of Napoli mistakes allowed Jurgen Ekkelenkamp to level three minutes later with a swerving shot from outside the area into the far bottom corner.

It was a second straight draw for Napoli, who were held 1-1 at Roma last weekend.

AAP

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