Napoli, Osimhen isn’t enough: Udinese grabs a late equalizer

Udinese-Napoli 1-1

Udinese and Napoli do not go beyond 1-1 in the match that closes the 35th day of Serie A. After a first half with few emotions, the partenopei manage to find the lead immediately in the second half, but in full recovery comes the mockery that reduces even more the hopes of Calzona men to qualify for the next Champions League.

The first chance of the match came on 34' for Udinese: Samardzic, on Lucca’s bank, shot on the turn from the edge of the area just grazing the post to Meret’s right.

In the second half, Napoli immediately found the lead at 51': Politano crosses into the center of the area for Osimhen, who beats Okoye with a header, finding his 15th center of the season. The Friulans’ response came 10 minutes later with Davis, who from the edge of the area concluded toward the goal, forcing Meret to make a decisive intervention. At’80’ the Parthenopeans manage to find the double again with the Nigerian center forward, but the Var cancels everything for offside.

In the final minutes Udinese's forcing is paid off and for Napoli the mockery comes in 92': Samardzic serves Kristiansen who backs for Success who from a close position beats the blue extreme defender sealing the equalizing goal.

Thanks to the point obtained, the Friulians rise to 30 points, just two points from the salvation zone, while for the Parthenopeans the Champions race becomes even more complicated (they are still nine points behind the fifth place).