Udinese vs Napoli in Serie A: Head to Head Statistics, LIVE Streaming Link, teams stats up, results, Date, Time, Watch Live
Following a catastrophic collapse in midweek, Napoli travels north to meet Udinese on Sunday, seeking to recover from a run of three defeats in five.
Their Friulian hosts have slipped down the Serie A standings of late – also with no wins in five – and are now just four points above the drop zone.
Italian media sources reported enraged screams and punches to the walls of Stadio Diego Maradona after Napoli’s inexplicable home loss to lowly Spezia on Wednesday, as their furious coach Gennaro Gattuso apparently unleashed his characteristically fiery temper upon his squad.
Allowing Vincenzo Italiano‘s outsiders to come back from a goal down late on – particularly after the visitors had been reduced to ten men – also led to the former Milan manager questioning the character of his team.
Only failing Parma and Cagliari have won fewer points than both Napoli and Luca Gotti‘s 13th-placed Udinese in the last five rounds, with four and three points respectively since mid-December.
A late equalizer from midfielder Tolgay Arslan rescued Udinese’s most recent point in midweek, as the Zebrette fought back from behind to draw 2-2 with ten-man Bologna.
Udinese vs Napoli Head-to-Head
Napoli has a good record against Udinese and has won 14 matches out of a total of 30 games played between the two sides.
Udinese has managed only six victories against Napoli and will need to take it up a notch in this match.
The previous match between the two teams last year ended in a 2-1 victory for Napoli. Matteo Politano scored an important goal on the day and will want to make his mark on this game.
Udinese form guide in the Serie A: D-L-L-D-D
Napoli form guide in the Serie A: L-W-D-L-L