Napoli vs Lazio, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ASerie A leaders Napoli mark Maradona anniversary with dazzling win over Lazio
Napoli put on a dazzling display to mark the first anniversary of Diego Maradona's death when they stormed to a 4-0 win over Lazio on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 2': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Lazio).
- 4': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 6': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 6': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Goal! Napoli 1, Lazio 0. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 10': Goal! Napoli 2, Lazio 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 11': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Pedro.
- 13': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Lazio).
- 13': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 16': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 18': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 21': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro.
- 21': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 22': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 22': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 25': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 26': Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 29': Goal! Napoli 3, Lazio 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 32': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 32': Hand ball by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 33': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 35': Foul by Luis Alberto (Lazio).
- 35': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 35': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Patric (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 38': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 40': Pedro (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 45': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 45': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
- 45': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 3, Lazio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 3, Lazio 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Patric.
- 46': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
- 46': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 48': Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 55': Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 55': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 55': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 55': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 58': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 58': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 58': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Lazio).
- 59': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 63': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 63': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 69': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Petagna following a fast break.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 75': Substitution, Lazio. Raul Moro Prescoli replaces Pedro because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Lazio. Lucas Leiva replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 77': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 78': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 78': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 79': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Goal! Napoli 4, Lazio 0. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 87': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 87': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Lazio 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, Lazio 0.
Statistics
 LAZ |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 432 | Accurate Passes | 743 |
| 493 | Passes | 799 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 6 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 36,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 36,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 28 | +42 | 67 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 28 | +24 | 60 |
| 3 | Napoli | 28 | +14 | 56 |
| 4 | Como | 28 | +25 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo  |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 4 | Patric |
| 32 | Danilo Cataldi |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 9 | Pedro |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
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