The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a disappointing 1-0 defeat away to Lecce, while Partenopei were held to a 1-1 draw against Salernitana.
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Napoli will be aiming to secure their Serie a title when they travel to Friuli to take on Udinese on Thursday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a disappointing 1-0 defeat away to Lecce, while Partenopei were held to a 1-1 draw against Salernitana. As of now, Luciano Spalletti’s are occupying top spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 79 points from 32 games, 15 clear of the chasing pack, but have a game in hand. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the 13th position, with 42 points to their name, 15 clear of the relegation zone.
💬 Spalletti: “Winning the Scudetto with Napoli would be a special achievement which would give me confidence going into any sporting situation”#UdineseNapoli pic.twitter.com/6JYRHOL0Dz
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 3, 2023
Udinese suffered their 10th league-defeat of the season against Lecce last time out courtesy of Gabriel Strefezza’s lone goal on the hour-mark. Prior to that, the Littel Zebras thrashed relegation-threatened Cremonese 3-0 thanks to first-half efforts from Lazar Samardzic, Neheun Perez and Isaac Success. The result extended their unbeaten run at home to six games in the top flight, recording two wins along the way. The Black and Whites’s last five losses have come on the road. With five games remaining, the Little Zebras are sitting three points adrift of tenth-placed Monza and their focus would be on securing a top half finish.
Napoli, on the other hand, saw their Scudetto party spoiled by Salernitana last weekend, despite taking the lead through Mathias Olivera’s 62nd-minute effort. Boulaye Dia’s equaliser at Diego Maradona Stadium meant that the Blues will have to wait a bit longer for their first Serie A title in more than three decades. In addition to getting knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-final stage at the hands of AC Milan, Luciano Spalletti’s side had shown signs of either nerves of fatigue in recent top flight fixtures. Nevertheless, the Blues have enough fuel in their tanks to get over the line and most probably they might secure the title with their 26th league-win on Thursday.
Udinese probable starting lineup: Silvestri, Becao, Bijol, Perez, Ehizibue, Samardzic, Walace, Lovric, Udogie, Pereyra, Beto
Napoli probable starting lineup: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Kim, Rrahmani, Olivera, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Udinese
| Opponents | Score |
| Lecce | 1-0 (L) |
| Cremonese | 3-0 (W) |
| AS Roma | 3-0 (L) |
| Monza | 2-2 (D) |
| Bologna | 3-0 (L) |
Napoli
| Opponents | Score |
| Salernitana | 1-1 (D) |
| Juventus | 0-1 (W) |
| AC Milan | 1-1 (D) |
| Verona | 0-0 (D) |
| AC Milan | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Napoli beat Udinese | 3-2 |
| Napoli beat Udinese | 2-1 |
| Napoli beat Udinese | 0-4 |
| Napoli beat Udinese | 5-1 |
| Napoli beat Udinese | 1-2 |
The Serie A match between Udinese and Napoli will take place at Friuli on Friday at 12:15 am IST.
| Udinese vs Napoli | Key Details |
| Date | May 4 (Italy) |
| Venue | Friuli |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of Serie A matches in India will be available on Sports 18 network. Besides, fans in India can also live stream the match through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Italy can catch the live action via Sky Go Italia, 214 DAZN Zona and DAZN.
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