Soccer-Napoli lose 1-0 at Udinese and miss chance to go top

Soccer Football - Serie A - Udinese v Napoli - Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy - December 14, 2025 Udinese's Jurgen Ekkelenkamp and Nicolo Bertola in action with Napoli's Giovanni Di Lorenzo REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

UDINE, Italy, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Napoli missed the opportunity to move top of Serie A after suffering a deserved 1-0 defeat at Udinese on Sunday.

The visitors had a chance to take first place after AC Milan earlier drew 2-2 at home to Sassuolo but Napoli struggled against an aggressive Udinese, who had two goals disallowed.