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In the postponement of the thirteenth round of Serie A, Lazio beat Napoli 2-0, moved closer to the Champions League zone and inflicted the second consecutive defeat on Gattuso’s team. At the Olimpico the hosts start strong, unlocking the game with a header from Still (9 ‘). The reaction of the Neapolitans is in the shots of Ruiz and Zielinski, with Reina attentive. At the beginning of recovery, the duplication of Luis Alberto (56 ‘), with a nice turn to the right.
THE MATCH
The best Lazio of the season in the league is after the loss to Verona and the draw in Benevento and takes a bite out of the worst Napoli in recent times. If against Inter Gattuso could complain about bad luck, tonight from the point of view of the game there really was no game. Certainly the absences of Insigne, Mertens and Osimhen were heavy and may be a partial alibi, but the Napoli seen at the Olimpico did very little and also lacked ferocity and will. The start of the match was emblematic in this regard, with the Azzurri only giving a trace of themselves from the 18th minute, when the hosts had already unlocked the match. A bad period for the Neapolitans, since Koulibaly and Lozano also left the field in the second half damaged and both are in doubt for the challenge that closes 2020 with Turin where Insigne will return after the disqualification. Inzaghi, for his part, leaves behind a somewhat complicated stage and takes only 3 points from the fourth place of Roma: in three words, the perfect day.
Inzaghi loses Correa and finally also Acerbi (Caicedo and Hoedt in the field), but the biancocelesti start much better than Napoli. Immobile tests for the goal with a very high spin (7 ‘) and does not spare two minutes later when, in the precise center of Marusic, he overtakes Maksimovic and with a splendid header he leaves Ospina dry. The Neapolitans suffer the blow, they are still shaking from a blow by Luiz Felipe and they turn on only at 18 ‘: Petagna jumps to Hoedt, ball to Fabián Ruiz, Reina flies and rejects in the corner. On the news of the corner, the Spanish goalkeeper says no to Zielinski. Without Insigne and Mertens, the attack maneuver is slow and cumbersome, so it is the hosts who still touch the goal: Caicedo’s shot from the edge in the 31st minute hits the post to the left of Ospina.
Recovery begins again under the Lazio flag. Mario Rui misses the support, Escalante recovers Inmóvil, ball to Luis Alberto who with a right hand to turn leaves Ospina dry. We are in the 56th minute and it is the goal that sends the credits. Because Napoli, raised and decimated by injuries, also lose Koulibaly and Lozano. Ideas and fuel are at a glance, Reina is in no particular danger and the hosts can afford to let Immobile and Milinkovic-Savic breathe again from Milan’s perspective. The ambitions of the Inzaghi team now pass from the great San Siro match against the still undefeated leader.
THE REPORT CARDS
Stationary 7.5 – The objective that the game unlocks is a perfect combination of technique and timing. Then he puts himself at the service of the team and gives Luis Alberto assistance for the goal that closes the game.
Luis Alberto 7 – Redeem Benevento’s opaque test with an own goal, a precise turn to the right in the corner. With the real Luis Alberto it is a completely different Lazio.
Queen 7 – The experienced Spanish goalkeeper, who appears to have won the competition with Strakosha, is confident and always attentive. Fabián Ruiz’s wonderful parade, watch out for Zielinski. So it’s just routine.
Lozano 6 – Not your best night, but generosity never fails. Acquires yellow cards for Hoedt and Escalante, a sprained left ankle leaves him unconscious in the half hour of the second half.
Politano 5 – Insigne’s disqualification gives him a starting jersey, but the former Inter Milan player does not take any chances. Completely anonymous race until the sacrosanct change at 10 ‘of the second half.
Mario Rui 4.5 – He does not push as he knows how to do and loses a very poisonous ball from which Luis Alberto’s 2-0 is born, breaking the legs of his teammates. After another false pass in the center of the field, Gattuso takes it off.
TABLE
LAZIO 2-0 NAPLES
Lazio (3-5-2): Queen 7; Luiz Felipe 6.5 (40 ‘Patric sv), Hoedt 6, Radu 6; Lazzari 6, Milinkovic-Savic 6.5 (40 ‘Akpa Akpro sv), Escalante 6.5 (35’ Cataldi sv), Luis Alberto 7, Marusic 7; Caicedo 6 (22 ‘Muriqi street 6), Inmóvil 7.5 (35’ Pereira sv street). Available.: Strakosha, Alia, Acerbi, Armini, Franco, Adeagbo, D. Anderson. All.: Inzaghi 7
Naples (4-2-3-1)Stk #: Ospina 6; Di Lorenzo 5.5, Maksimovic 5.5, Koulibaly 6 (10 ‘Manolas 6), Mario Rui 4.5 (19’ Ghoulam 5.5); Fabian Ruiz 5.5, Bakayoko 5 (19 ‘Lobotka 5); Politano 5 (10 ‘st Elmas 5.5), Zielinski 5.5, Lozano 6 (29’ Malcuit 5.5); Petagna 5.5. Available.: Meret, Contini, Hysaj, Rrahmani, Demme. All.: Gattuso 5
Referee: Orsato
Markers: 9 ‘Immobile (I), 11’ Luis Alberto (I)
Ammonites: Hoedt (L), Lozano (N), Escalante (L), Koulibaly (N), Inmóvil (L), Lobotka (N), Lazzari (L)
Expelled: –
Note: –
THE STATISTICS
Excluding table losses, it was since July against Inter that Napoli did not concede at least two goals in a Serie A away game.
Since January, Napoli had not lost two games in a row in Serie A (three in that case).
It was since July against Brescia that Lazio had not won a Serie A home game without conceding a goal.
Lazio found both goals with the only two shots on goal of the match.
Since the beginning of October, Ciro Immobile has scored 12 goals in 13 matches played in all competitions: among the players of the 5 best European leagues, only Lewandowski, Haaland, Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo did better.
Immobile is, like D’Ambrosio and Ibrahimovic, the player who has scored the most goals in this championship (3).
In the last 8 league games, Ciro Immobile has scored 7 goals and provided two winning assists.
Lazio forward Ciro Immobile has scored in his last 5 Serie A games against Napoli. In the era of three points to win, only Francesco Totti managed to score in consecutive games against the Neapolitans in the highest category (six between 1998 and 2009).
Luis Alberto’s last 5 goals in Serie A have all come at home, including the two in this league.
