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Season 2025/2026

Serie A

Napoli vs Udinese – Lineups & Match Details

Napoli beat Udinese 1-0. Goals: R. Højlund (24'). Napoli had 67% possession against Udinese's 33%. Shots on target: 6-3.

Serie A · Regular Season - 38

Sunday, 24 May 2026

NapoliNapoli

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

UdineseUdinese

Referee: A. Zanotti

Lineups

NapoliNapoli3-4-3
A. Meret1A. MeretG
G. Di Lorenzo22G. Di LorenzoD
A. Rrahmani13A. RrahmaniD
M. Olivera17M. OliveraD
M. Politano21M. PolitanoM
S. Lobotka68S. LobotkaM
S. McTominay8S. McTominayM
M. Gutierrez3M. GutierrezM
E. Elmas20E. ElmasF
R. Hojlund19R. HojlundF
Alisson Santos27Alisson SantosF

Substitutes

32V. Milinkovic-SavicG
14N. ContiniG
11K. De BruyneM
5Juan JesusD
30P. MazzocchiD
31S. BeukemaD
26A. VergaraM
23GiovaneF
99F. AnguissaM
6B. GilmourM
UdineseUdinese3-4-2-1
M. Okoye40M. OkoyeG
T. Kristensen31T. KristensenD
C. Kabasele27C. KabaseleD
O. Solet28O. SoletD
K. Ehizibue19K. EhizibueM
J. Karlstrom8J. KarlstromM
L. Miller38L. MillerM
J. Zemura33J. ZemuraM
J. Piotrowski24J. PiotrowskiF
A. Atta14A. AttaF
K. Davis9K. DavisF

Substitutes

93D. PadelliG
90R. SavaG
1A. NunzianteG
18A. BuksaF
15V. BayoF
22B. MlacicD
6O. ZarragaM
13N. BertolaD
7I. GueyeF
29A. CamaraM

Match Events

10'S

Alisson Santos

Substitution 1

24'G

R. Højlund

Assist: K. De Bruyne

37'S

S. Lobotka

Substitution 2

46'S

M. Olivera

Substitution 3

51'Y

J. Karlström

54'S

J. Piotrowski

Substitution 1

59'S

J. Karlström

Substitution 2

59'S

T. Kristensen

Substitution 3

64'R

C. Kabasele

80'S

A. Meret

Substitution 4

80'S

M. Politano

Substitution 5

80'S

J. Zemura

Substitution 4

80'S

K. Davis

Substitution 5

81'Y

A. Buksa

90'Y

L. Miller

Statistics

Napoli
67%33%
Udinese
1.81Expected Goals (xG)0.44
14Total Shots9
6Shots on Target3
3Corners3
3Fouls13
4Offsides0
92Pass Accuracy (%)80
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Napoli host Udinese on Sunday, 24 May 2026. The kick-off time is 16:00 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Napoli go into the match 2nd in the table; Udinese sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Napoli have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Udinese have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Dec 2025: Napoli 0-1 Udinese; 9 Feb 2025: Napoli 1-1 Udinese; 14 Dec 2024: Napoli 3-1 Udinese. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Napoli beat Udinese 1-0. Napoli scored through R. Højlund 24'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 24 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Napoli held 67% of the ball against 33% for Udinese. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 1.81 for Napoli, 0.44 for Udinese.

Verdict

The win nudges Napoli forward and leaves Udinese with work to do. Napoli sat 2nd and Udinese 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.