Serie A: Napoli clutches a 2-1 win against Lazio 2-1
ROMA. Napoli beat Lazio to win 2-1. A goal from F. Ruiz was decisive in the 90min.
ROMA. Napoli beat Lazio to win 2-1. A goal from F. Ruiz was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Napoli to strike first with a goal of L. Insigne at the 62′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Ruiz gave the win to Napoli in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 8:50 pm local time. The referee was Marco Di Bello who was helped by Matteo Passeri and Alberto Tegoni. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing around -1.7 degrees Celsius or 28.98 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Lazio was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Napoli that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Lazio was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Napoli was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lazio shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Napoli shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 3 yellow cards (S. Radu, C. Immobile and M. Zaccagni). On the opposite side, Napoli received 2 yellow cards (M. Rui and F. Ruiz).
After playing this match, Lazio will stay with 43 points to move up in the 7th place. On the other side, Napoli will have 54 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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57'57'
E. Elmas
P. Zielinski
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62'62'
L. Insigne
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65'65'
Pedro
F. Anderson
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69'69'
L. Insigne (Goal Disallowed)
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71'71'
S. Radu
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71'71'
E. Hysaj
S. Radu
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79'79'
C. Immobile
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81'81'
S. Lobotka
D. Demme
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81'81'
A. Ounas
M. Politano
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82'82'
M. Zaccagni
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84'84'
F. Acerbi
Patric
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84'84'
T. Basic
Lucas Leiva
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88'88'
Pedro
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90'90'
M. Rui
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90'90'
F. Ruiz
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90'90'
J. Jesus
L. Insigne
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90'90'
F. Ruiz
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Lazio will play away against Cagliari on the 5th of March with a 20-5 head to head record in favor of Lazio (6 draws).
Napoli will host Milan on the 6th of March with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Napoli (11 draws).
Lazio: Formation and Lineups
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri chose to play with the following team: Thomas Strakosha , Adam Marušić , Luiz Felipe , Patric , Ştefan Radu , Sergej Milinković-Savić , Lucas Leiva , Luis Alberto , Felipe Anderson , Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni .
Substitutes
Lazio made 4 changes: F. Anderson for Pedro (65′), S. Radu for E. Hysaj (71′), Patric for F. Acerbi (84′) and Lucas Leiva for T. Basic (84′).
Top player: Pedro
Probably the most impressive player in Lazio was Pedro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 65′.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Luciano Spalletti played with: David Ospina , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Kalidou Koulibaly , Mário Rui , Fabián Ruiz , Diego Demme , Matteo Politano , Piotr Zieliński , Lorenzo Insigne and Victor Osimhen .
Substitutes
Napoli made 4 changes: P. Zielinski for E. Elmas (57′), D. Demme for S. Lobotka (81′), M. Politano for A. Ounas (81′) and L. Insigne for J. Jesus (90′).
Best player: David Ospina
The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was the goalkeeper: David Ospina. His rating is 8.05. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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