Antonio Conte Pinpoints Two Major Takeaways from Napoli Win at Udinese | OneFootball

Napoli fought back from a halftime deficit to beat Udinese 3-1 at the Bluenergy Stadium and return to winning ways in Serie A. Head coach Antonio Conte addressed the media after the game, hailing his team’s performance before and after conceding a first-half penalty.

Stanislav Lobotka’s handball sent Florian Thauvin to the spot. Despite Alex Meret’s initial save, the Frenchman guided the rebound home to put Udinese 1-0 up at the break. However, Napoli leveled the score five minutes into the second half through Romelu Lukaku.

Lautaro Giannetti’s own goal in the 76th minute turned the game on its head before Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s solo goal sealed Udinese’s fate. Napoli bounced back from a 1-0 home loss to Lazio last weekend to stay within two points of pacesetters Atalanta.

“We played with character and quality, we had chances in the first half that were not taken, we need to continue along this path,” the Napoli boss continued. “I said it after the defeat to Lazio too, our team needs to play this type of football, keeping the ball, trying to dominate the match, pressing high and not leaving the initiative to the other team.