Lazio vs Napoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALazio snatch 10th straight win after howler by Napoli's Ospina
Lazio recorded a club record 10th consecutive Serie A victory by beating Napoli 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday thanks to a late howler by vi
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Felipe Caicedo (Lazio).
- 1': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
- 5': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
- 8': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 10': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lucas Leiva.
- 11': Attempt missed. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Caicedo.
- 12': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 17': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 22': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 23': Offside, Lazio. Francesco Acerbi tries a through ball, but Manuel Lazzari is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Felipe Caicedo (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
- 27': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
- 30': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 30': Senad Lulic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 31': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefan Radu.
- 33': Attempt missed. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 34': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 34': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 37': Offside, Lazio. Lucas Leiva tries a through ball, but Felipe Caicedo is caught offside.
- 38': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 38': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
- 41': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Senad Lulic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 43': Attempt missed. Felipe Caicedo (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Senad Lulic with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 45'+1': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan.
- 51': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 52': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 52': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 53': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Leiva.
- 54': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 55': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 58': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 58': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Felipe Caicedo.
- 68': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Leiva.
- 68': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 73': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 76': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 80': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan.
- 81': Substitution, Lazio. Valon Berisha replaces Lucas Leiva.
- 82': Goal! Lazio 1, Napoli 0. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Allan.
- 85': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 85': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 86': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
- 87': 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 Manuel Lazzari with a through ball.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces José Callejón.
- 89': Offside, Lazio. Thomas Strakosha tries a through ball, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Lazio. Jony replaces Luis Alberto.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 90'+3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross.
- 90'+3': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lazio 1, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 1, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 63.7 | Possession | 36.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 658 | Accurate Passes | 341 |
| 732 | Passes | 402 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 10 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 18 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Lazio (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 26 | Stefan Radu |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 6 | Lucas Leiva |
| 19 | Senad Lulic  |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 20 | Felipe Caicedo |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Allan |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
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