Anguissa’s late finish seals win for Napoli as Conte’s men escape Udinese scare

Zambo Anguissa completed the comeback with Napoli’s third to escape an Udinese scare over the weekend.

Scoring has never been Anguissa’e strongest suit, but the Cameroonian ace netted a phenomenal solo goal. He picked up the ball at the halfway line and breezed down the middle before demonstrating a routine execution.

Napoli returned to winning ways in Serie A after last Sunday’s home upset against Lazio, beating Udinese 3-1 at the Bluenergy Stadium. Antonio Conte’s side overturned a halftime deficit in Udine to maintain a two-point distance on table-topping Atalanta.

With Khvicha Kvaratskhelia injured, there were questions over Napoli’s capacity to outperform a mediocre xG on the road. And the game didn’t start well for the Partenopei as Stanislav Lobotka handled the ball inside his 18-yard box, sending Florian Thauvin to the spot in the 22nd minute.

Though Alex Meret thwarted Thauvin’s attempt from the spot, the Frenchman pounced on the rebound to put Udinese in front. Despite creating several decent half-chances for the remainder of the first half, Napoli failed to draw level before halftime.

However, they only needed five minutes into the second half to restore parity. Scott McTominay released Romelu Lukaku in space with a defense-splitting pass. The Belgian striker showed strength and composure to shrug off his marker before finishing with aplomb.

Napoli turned the game on its head in the 76th minute through Lautaro Giannetti’s bizarre own goal following David Neres’ superb solo run. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa put the game to bed five minutes later, bursting through the middle before firing home beneath Razvan Sava.