Napoli vs Lazio 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Serie 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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 13': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 36': Patric (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Patric.
- 55': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 59': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 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.
- 78': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Lazio 0.
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
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Internazionale | 25 | 61 | 4 |
| +22 | AC Milan | 25 | 54 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 25 | 50 | 5 |
| +15 | AS Roma | 25 | 47 | 8 |
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 |
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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