Napoli-Lazio scoreboard and statistics
23:44
Barons after Napoli-Lazio
“We’re happy, it was a really good match, played the way we wanted. For us it was an exam, we want to play against difficult opponents to raise our level and be increasingly competitive. Congratulations to everyone, even those who joined later, who gave their contribution. This is a group that works a lot: the first comparison is with ourselves.”
23:36
Lazio, Zaccagni speaks: “Thanks to the fans”
Mattia Zaccagni’s words are like a captain. To Dazn, after the victory over Napoli, he spoke: “We had an absurd charge from the fans, but these two boys (Flavio and Francesco, ed.) made us feel their support and will remain with us forever and will always support us. We have sacrifice, humility, union. We want to hold on to the ones above and get a lot of satisfaction.”
23:22
Lazio, special dedication
The beautiful victory against Napoli is dedicated to the two Biancocelesti fans who recently passed away: Flavio and Francesco. All the details here.
23:12
Naples, Conte speaks
After the match, Antonio Conte spoke on TV and in a press conference. Here are his words.
23:11
Isaksen’s joy
To Dazn, the man of the match, spoke about the goal and more: “My best game at Lazio? Maybe yes, it’s important to score goals but the 3 points were very important, especially after Parma. I’m very happy with the goal and the points. Every day Baroni tells me that I have to go one against one so it’s so that I have to play. We have to have courage, shoot on goal, today went well and I’m very happy.”
23:00
Serie A standings, Atalanta is now first
Napoli loses the top spot, now Atalanta is at the top with 34 points. Napoli second on 32, then Inter, Fiorentina and Lazio on 31. Juve, sixth, is on 27.
22:44
After Napoli-Lazio, here is the ranking
Napoli drops to second place remaining at 32 points, Lazio reaches third place, reaching Inter and Fiorentina at 31 points.
22:41
90’+6′ – The match ends, Lazio wins 1-0
Three whistles from Colombo, Lazio wins thanks to Isaksen’s goal.
22:34
89′ – Napoli attacks with their heads down
Napoli tries in this final. It continues to rain heavily on Maradona.
22:28
83′ – Napoli protests
Di Lorenzo down in the area after a brief hold by Zaccagni. Protests from the Azzurri, Colombo lets it go with large hand gestures.
22:27
82′ – Two changes for Conte
Gilmour and Raspadori in, Lobotka and McTominay out.
22:23
79′ – Goal by Isaksen, Lazio ahead
Nolsin widens for Isaksen, who burns Olivera and shoots with his left foot. Beautiful goal from the Lazio player: it’s 0-1.
22:20
76′ – Conte also changes
Out Politano, who ran a lot. And inside Neres. Match statistics here.
22:18
74′ – Noslin tries
Long throw from Gila to Noslin, who bounces the ball and shoots: a very high ball.
22:16
71′ – Napoli opportunity: post!
The header is distressed, the ball touches the outside post and goes out. What a chance for the Azzurri. Two changes for Baroni: in Noslin and Pedro per Castellanos and Dia.
22:14
69′ – Isaksen tries from outside
The Dane centers himself and shoots left-footed from afar: he saves Meret without any problems.
22:05
61′ – Patric comes on instead of Romagnoli
Patric now comes in to replace the injured Romagnoli.
22:03
59′ – Problems for Romagnoli
Romagnoli can’t do it after a tough fight with McTominay: Patric is ready.
21:56
52′ – Lazio crossbar
Sudden flash from Lazio: incredible shot from far from Dele Bashiru and full crossbar.
21:50
46′ – Immediate yellow for McTominay
Hard foul by the Scot on Isaksen: Colombo shows him the yellow card.
21:49
46′ – The second half of Napoli-Lazio 0-0 begins
Here we go again, first ball for Napoli. No changes between the two teams.
21:36
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21:34
45’+3′ – The first half ends
The first half ends without goals. Napoli did well with a few more opportunities. Here is the report of the first half.
21:34
45’+2′ – What a free kick from Kvaratskhelia
Free kick from 25 meters by the Georgian aimed at the top corner: ball centimeters wide.
21:33
45’+1′ – Yellow for Guendouzi
Foul by the Frenchman on Kvaratskhelia, Colombo pulls out the card. After Dia, it is Guendouzi who ends up on the villains’ notebook.
21:29
41′ – Problemi per Kvaratskhelia
The Georgian down on the edge of the area after a clash with Marusic. Problems for him, he remains on the ground for a few seconds. Assistance on the sidelines, but no problems.
21:23
36′ – Shot by Politano
Left-footed shot from Politano from a tight angle: wide ball, Provedel controls the ball to come out behind him. Now a good moment for Napoli who are back to holding the ball.
21:19
33′ – Anguissa dangerous, Provedel is there
Ball again from the right for Anguissa’s right-footed turn: save in two parts by Provedel. All the Napoli-Lazio action here.
21:17
30′ – Kvara tries, very high ball
Nice offensive play by Napoli, with the offload for Kvaratskhelia: very high curling shot.
21:08
22′ – Header by Castellanos: the ball goes just wide
Cross from Tavares for the head of Castellanos, who pushes little: slow ball and wide of the target. Di Lorenzo fell to the ground due to an involuntary blow from Tavares: Colombo let him continue.
21:07
20′ – Lazio opportunity with Isaksen!
Isaksen centers himself and from the edge, with his left foot, shoots towards the far post: great intervention by Meret and the ball goes into the corner. All the details here.
21:05
19′ – Yellow for Dia
Too much enthusiasm for Dia who intervenes with a straight leg on Di Lorenzo: yellow for the Biancoceleste player. Now it rains less, the ground has held up well.
21:01
15′ – Lazio shows up forward
Cross from Castellanos wide to the right: ball to the far post for Tavares, but it is anticipated: corner.
20:57
11′ – Game stopped: Castellanos-Rrahmani clash
Air collision between the two, who remain on the ground. Hit to the head, doctors from Naples and Lazio enter.
20:53
7′ – First minutes in favor of Napoli
Conte’s team did well, aggressive and almost always in Lazio’s half of the field. It rains a lot at Maradona.
20:49
3′ – Napoli opportunity!
Politano puts it in for McTominay, right-footed shot deflected by Provedel. Corner, but what a risk for Lazio!
20:46
1′ – Napoli-Lazio, let’s go!
The match begins at Maradona. Napoli with the usual light blue kit, Lazio with a black shirt. First ball for Baroni’s boys. Here is the scoreboard and statistics.
20:29
Napoli-Lazio, Baroni speaks
“They have this way of working between the lines, today Dele-Bashiru has a complicated match but we work on it and I know he is ready. He has a lot of physicality, he has to keep his head sharp because in certain matches a lack of attention is enough to concede goals. We will give him an important hand and he will give it to us”. Thus the Lazio coach to Dazn.
20:19
Lazio away: what the numbers say
All four of Lazio’s defeats in this championship have come away, including the most recent, against Parma 3-1 at the Tardini; in general however, the Biancocelesti have found success in two of the last three away matches (the knockout against the Ducali is the exception), as many wins as in the previous eight away matches in the tournament (D2, L4).
20:08
Lazio, Marusic speaks
The defender spoke to the microphones of Lazio Style Channel Marusic: “We have won two years in a row, we have to give our best. Each player must fight for every ball and with determination, bring the result. We played 3 groups ago, but tonight will be a different game. Let’s see where we get to. The charge of the fans? A very nice thing, I want to thank them, I’m sorry that they aren’t here today, they gave us a great boost, we want to play for them and give us another victory”. Here is the live broadcast of the match.
20:02
Lazio, what the numbers say against Napoli
Lazio remained unbeaten in their last three Serie A matches against Napoli (2W, 1D), after having lost all the previous four.
19:49
Napoli-Lazio, the official lineups
NAPOLI (4-3-3) – Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; McTominay, Lobotka, Anguissa; Politano, Lukaku, Kvaratskhelia. All.: Count.
LAZIO (4-3-3) – Provedel; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares; Guendouzi, Dele-Bashiru; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Castellanos. All.: Barons.
19:46
Napoli’s defensive numbers
Napoli held on clean sheets in nine matches this season, fewer than Juventus (10); only once in their history have the Neapolitans achieved double figures in clean sheets in the first 15 seasonal matches in Serie A, in 1970/71.
19:45
Napoli-Lazio, second round
Here’s Napoli against Lazio again, this time playing at Maradona. Kick-off at 8.45pm.