Udinese-Napoli 0-1: Jorginho goal, Sarri resumes the summit

The Brazilian Italian has a penalty from Scuffet, but marks the rebound. Oddo ko to the first on the bench of the Friulians

Without shining and at the end of a particularly nasty performance - compared to its standards - from an offensive point of view. Napoli's Sarri wins 1-0 at Udine thanks to Jorginho and comes back to the top of the standings at 38 points, 2 more than Inter. Three gold points for the Azzurri five days from the big match with Juventus at San Paolo. Good signals also for Udinese Uddo, at the debut on the Friuli bench: his team is very uncomfortable, but in front he does not cause serious problems to Reina.

CHOOSES - Oddo stacks a 3-5-1-1 rather buttoned. Scuffet comes back after 7 benches, including Bizzarri's disqualification. Naples without Mario Rui, but with Hysaj on the left and May on the opposite side. In the middle, having a couple with Koulibaly, there is Chiriches and not Albiol.


BRUTTO NAPOLI, CI PENSA JORGINHO - The first time Udinese is doing well and Napoli can not impose its usual game of fast work. Sarri's inaccuracy in the passage of the team is stunned with his playing philosophy, but the merit is also the Friulians, well-placed in Oddo's field. The other side of the medal, for the Bianconeri, is the almost total absence in the opposing area. Perica is too alone and De Paul is constantly doubling. The game is unlocked at 32 ': Uldini's defense is surprising from a May overlay on the right and Angella, with a clumsy intervention, stretches it almost on the bottom line. Jorginho goes down on the flop, before scoring the head (weak and central), but then rejoin the net for the goal of the blue advantage (33 ').

CALLEJON SPRECA - Real hopes of a true start to Napoli, when the blue from the left develops an action that takes first Mertens and then Hamsik to be walled up by Friulian defense. For the rest it is pure management, with May and Koulibaly among the best in the field. Oddo, however, is not doing much to improve the offensive situation. Perica leaves Lasagna in the 60's, but the former Carpi remains too much just ahead. We try Barak, with a conclusion from outside, but Reina is not surprised.

Sarri removes Jorginho and inserts Diawara. Shortly after the Blues have a good opportunity to double, but Callejon shoots at Scuffet for good (74 '). Jankto comes in for Fofana, Zielinski for Insigne and only in 83 'Oddo puts a second tip when Angella leaves the spot at Bajic. Sarri covers with Rog for Hamsik. The thrill - for the blue door - comes to the last breath, when at 93 'Barak tries us out of the area, finding a careful Reina to tell him no and to put the seal on the twelfth victory in fourteen matches. Naples returns to the summit.