PREVIEW | Udinese vs Napoli - team news, lineups, predictions

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·12 December 2025

PREVIEW | Udinese vs Napoli - team news, lineups, predictions

Udinese and Napoli clash this Sunday at the Dacia Arena (Stadio Friuli) for round 15 of the Serie A. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on DAZN.

Udinese have won 18 points to date and are placed in 11th position. Last time out, Kosta Runjaić's team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Genoa (Serie A 2025/26).

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Napoli have 31 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. Last time out, Antonio Conte's team slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Benfica (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Udinese

Arthur Atta - Hamstring Muscle Injury
Hassane Kamara - Heel Spur
Jordan Zemura - Muscular problems

Napoli

Kevin De Bruyne - Hamstring Muscle Injury
Alex Meret - Metatarsal Fracture
Stanislav Lobotka - Muscle Injury
Billy Gilmour - Muscle Injury
Zambo Anguissa - Hamstring Injury
Romelu Lukaku - Fitness
Miguel Gutiérrez - Ankle Injury

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Udinese ( vs Genoa 2025-12-08): Maduka Okoye, Nicolo Bertola, Christian Kabasele, Oumar Solet, Alessandro Zanoli, Jakub Piotrowski, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Jordan Zemura, Jesper Karlstrom, Nicolò Zaniolo, Keinan Davis

Napoli ( vs Benfica 2025-12-10): Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Sam Beukema, Amir Rrahmani, Alessandro Buongiorno, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Elif Elmas, Scott McTominay, Mathías Olivera, David Neres, Rasmus Højlund, Noa Lang

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MANAGERS

Kosta Runjaić has faced Antonio Conte on two occasions, recording a draw and a defeat
Antonio Conte has faced Udinese on 12 occasions, recording eight wins and four draws
Kosta Runjaić has faced Napoli on two occasions, recording a draw and a defeat

TEAMS

Napoli currently has one defeat in the last six games.
Napoli has conceded goals in three consecutive games.
At home, Udinese has gone two consecutive games without a win.
At home, Udinese has suffered two consecutive defeats.
Udinese has gone two consecutive games without a win.
Udinese is coming off two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Udinese and Napoli have faced each other 96 times, with Napoli having the advantage: 42 wins, against 19 victories for Udinese.
At the Dacia Arena (Stadio Friuli), Udinese has an advantage in the duels against Napoli: 14 wins in 47 games. Napoli has 11 victories.
In the Italian League, there have been 86 matches between the two teams, with Udinese winning 17, 32 draws, and 37 victories for Napoli.