Lazio vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALazio and Napoli share spoils in goalless draw
Lazio and champions Napoli played out a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A on Sunday as both teams struggled to create opportunities in a clash between last season's top two sides.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 7': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
- 7': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 9': Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 13': Attempt missed. Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 16': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mario Gila.
- 26': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 26': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 32': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 35': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 35': Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Hand ball by Danilo Cataldi (Lazio).
- 38': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 38': Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 41': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
- 41': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 42': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 45': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 45': Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
- 46': Offside, Lazio. Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 49': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 49': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 55': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 55': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 56': Ivan Provedel (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Provedel (Lazio).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Diego Demme.
- 61': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi with a cross.
- 63': Offside, Lazio. Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 65': Attempt missed. Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mario Gila.
- 67': Attempt missed. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Mario Gila (Lazio).
- 69': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Mario Gila (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Luca Pellegrini replaces Manuel Lazzari.
- 74': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen.
- 77': Substitution, Lazio. Matías Vecino replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 78': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 78': Matías Vecino (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, Lazio. Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Mário Rui.
- 82': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Lazio).
- 82': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Matteo Politano.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Leander Dendoncker replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 84': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Gustav Isaksen.
- 84': Substitution, Lazio. Nicolò Rovella replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 85': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 85': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Lazio).
- 88': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 88': Nicolò Rovella (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Alberto (Lazio).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Luca Pellegrini (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
- 90'+3': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 90'+3': Leander Dendoncker (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Leo Østigård (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 0, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 61 | Possession | 39 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 591 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
| 659 | Passes | 410 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 18 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 33,000
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 33,000
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 9 | +8 | 18 |
| 3 | Juventus | 9 | +10 | 17 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 9 | +11 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli  |
| 34 | Mario Gila |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 32 | Danilo Cataldi |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 8 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 19 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
| 18 | Gustav Isaksen |
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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