Napoli vs Lazio, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli put five past Lazio to strengthen top-four credentials
Napoli won a 5-2 thriller against top-four rivals Lazio on Thursday to stay within touching distance of the Champions League places in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefan Radu.
- 3': Penalty Napoli. Kostas Manolas draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 3': Penalty conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 5': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 6': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Goal! Napoli 1, Lazio 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 9': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 9': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Goal! Napoli 2, Lazio 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 14': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 15': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 18': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 23': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
- 23': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 25': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 27': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 27': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 29': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Fares.
- 35': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Stefan Radu (Lazio).
- 38': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 39': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 39': Foul by Mohamed Fares (Lazio).
- 39': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Mohamed Fares (Lazio).
- 41': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 42': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 42': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
- 45': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Stefan Radu (Lazio).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Lazio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Lazio 0.
- 46': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Piotr Zielinski is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
- 47': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 50': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Manolas.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Radu with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Napoli 3, Lazio 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 54': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 54': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Mohamed Fares (Lazio).
- 55': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 57': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Lucas Leiva.
- 64': Substitution, Lazio. Andreas Pereira replaces Luis Alberto.
- 64': Substitution, Lazio. Senad Lulic replaces Mohamed Fares.
- 65': Goal! Napoli 4, Lazio 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 67': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 67': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 70': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 70': Goal! Napoli 4, Lazio 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani replaces Kostas Manolas.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Dries Mertens.
- 73': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 73': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Goal! Napoli 4, Lazio 2. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 75': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Lazio).
- 75': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Andreas Pereira (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 76': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 80': Goal! Napoli 5, Lazio 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 82': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 83': Substitution, Lazio. Vedat Muriqi replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 83': Substitution, Lazio. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi with a headed pass.
- 88': Attempt missed. Joaquín Correa (Lazio) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 90'+1': Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
- 90'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danilo Cataldi following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 5, Lazio 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 5, Lazio 2.
Statistics
 LAZ |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 417 |
| 488 | Passes | 474 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 5 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas  |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Lazio (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 26 | Stefan Radu |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 6 | Lucas Leiva |
| 96 | Mohamed Fares |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 11 | Joaquín Correa |
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