Napoli vs Lazio, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli denied top spot after another loss to Lazio
Lazio denied Napoli the chance to return to the top of the Serie A standings with a 1-0 away win on Sunday, their second victory this week over Napoli, following their midweek Coppa Italia success.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mario Gila.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 10': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 10': Ivan Provedel (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Boulaye Dia (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 15': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 16': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 18': Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Lazio).
- 19': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Boulaye Dia (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 20': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 22': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 25': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 28': Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Lazio).
- 30': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 31': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
- 33': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 36': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 39': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Lazio).
- 39': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 42': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mario Gila.
- 44': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio).
- 44': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mario Gila (Lazio).
- 45'+1': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio).
- 45'+1': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Lazio 0.
- 46': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 46': Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Scott McTominay (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 50': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 50': Ivan Provedel (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 52': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 52': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 53': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Boulaye Dia (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 57': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Lazio. Patric replaces Alessio Romagnoli because of an injury.
- 62': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
- 62': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 65': Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patric.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mario Gila.
- 71': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 72': Substitution, Lazio. Tijjani Noslin replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 74': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedro with a through ball.
- 75': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 75': Nuno Tavares (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
- 77': Foul by Gustav Isaksen (Lazio).
- 77': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 79': Goal! Napoli 0, Lazio 1. Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin following a fast break.
- 81': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 81': Tijjani Noslin (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 81': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 82': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Scott McTominay.
- 84': Foul by Gustav Isaksen (Lazio).
- 84': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Patric.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Nuno Tavares (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Michael Folorunsho replaces Frank Anguissa.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Gustav Isaksen.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lazio. Samuel Gigot replaces Nuno Tavares because of an injury.
- 90'+6': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 1.
Statistics
 LAZ |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 342 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
| 408 | Passes | 518 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 20 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 18 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 17 | +14 | 38 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 16 | +22 | 37 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 15 | +25 | 34 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | +8 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani  |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Lazio (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 34 | Mario Gila |
| 30 | Nuno Tavares |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 19 | Boulaye Dia |
| 7 | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru |
| 8 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 10 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 18 | Gustav Isaksen |
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