
Lazio vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALast-gasp Ruiz strike sends Napoli top of Serie A
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A dramatic, last-gasp goal from Fabian Ruiz earned Napoli a 2-1 win at Lazio on Sunday, a victory that sent Luciano Spalletti's team top of Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni with a cross.
- 2': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 2': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 5': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 6': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 8': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 8': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a through ball.
- 12': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 12': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
- 18': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 22': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 22': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 24': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 24': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Adam Marusic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 33': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 33': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 37': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 40': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 41': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 44': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a headed pass.
- 45'+3': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
- 45'+3': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
- 48': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Diego Demme.
- 49': Foul by Stefan Radu (Lazio).
- 49': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 52': Attempt saved. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 52': Foul by Luis Alberto (Lazio).
- 52': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 53': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a headed pass.
- 57': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 57': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 58': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 58': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 62': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 62': Goal! Lazio 0, Napoli 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 65': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lucas Leiva.
- 66': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 69': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 69': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 69': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 70': VAR Decision: No Goal Lazio 0-1 Napoli.
- 71': Stefan Radu (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Elseid Hysaj replaces Stefan Radu.
- 73': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
- 73': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 79': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
- 79': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a through ball.
- 81': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 81': Pedro (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 82': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 82': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 82': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Lazio. Francesco Acerbi replaces Patric.
- 84': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Lucas Leiva.
- 85': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
- 86': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 88': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 88': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Goal! Lazio 1, Napoli 1. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Goal! Lazio 1, Napoli 2. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 90'+6': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lazio 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
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LAZ![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
7 | Saves | 5 |
54.2 | Possession | 45.8 |
15 | SHOTS | 13 |
7 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
571 | Accurate Passes | 486 |
643 | Passes | 547 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
15 | Crosses | 11 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
42 | Long Balls | 31 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
18 | Tackles | 15 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
6 | Interceptions | 14 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
11 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 25,000
Serie A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Napoli | 3 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Juventus | 3 | +4 | 9 |
3 | Cremonese | 3 | +2 | 7 |
4 | Udinese | 3 | +2 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Lazio (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
4 | Patric |
3 | Luiz Felipe |
26 | Stefan Radu ![]() |
77 | Adam Marusic |
6 | Lucas Leiva |
10 | Luis Alberto |
21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
17 | Ciro Immobile ![]() |
20 | Mattia Zaccagni ![]() |
7 | Felipe Anderson |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | David Ospina (GK) |
26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui ![]() |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
20 | Piotr Zielinski |
4 | Diego Demme |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
9 | Victor Osimhen |
24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
21 | Matteo Politano |
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