Napoli vs Lazio, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARunaway Serie A leader Napoli loses for only second time
— Runaway Serie A leader Napoli fell to only its second loss in the league when it was beaten 1-0 by Lazio on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Hand ball by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Matías Vecino (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 11': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 16': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 19': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 19': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 21': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 21': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Patric (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
- 23': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
- 23': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 30': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Patric (Lazio).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 34': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 40': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
- 42': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 45': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Lazio 0.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luis Alberto.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Felipe Anderson.
- 52': Hand ball by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 55': Foul by Luis Alberto (Lazio).
- 55': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 58': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 59': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 60': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 60': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 63': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 67': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Goal! Napoli 0, Lazio 1. Matías Vecino (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 72': Offside, Napoli. Mathías Olivera tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 75': Hand ball by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 78': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pedro.
- 79': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Attempt saved. Kim Min-Jae (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Hand ball by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 80': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 82': Substitution, Lazio. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 85': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 85': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 88': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
- 88': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Luis Alberto.
- 89': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 89': Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Karim Zedadka replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 90'+4': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 90'+4': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Adam Marusic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90'+4': Offside, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 1.
Statistics
 LAZ |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.2 | Possession | 64.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 315 | Accurate Passes | 656 |
| 402 | Passes | 735 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 13 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 22 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 54,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 54,000
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen  |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 4 | Patric |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 5 | Matías Vecino |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
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