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Rome. Olympic Stadium
Lazio – Naples 2: 0
Goals: Immobile 9, Luis Alberto 56
“Lazio“: Reina, Luis Felipe (Patrick 85), Houdt, Radu, Lazzari, Escalante (Cataldi 80), Milinkovic-Savic (Akpa-Akpro 85), Luis Alberto, Marusic, Caicedo (Muriki 67), Inmóvil (A. Pereira 80 )
“Naples“: Ospina, Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Coulibaly (Manolas 55), Rui (Gulyam 64), Bakayoko (Lobotka 64), Ruiz, Losano (Malcuy 74), Zelinski, Politano (Elmas 55), Petanya
Warnings: Hoodt 11, Escalante 24, Immobile 42, Lazzari 90 + 1 – Lozano 13, Coulibali 30, Lobotka 75
The results of the 13th round of Serie A formed a trident of the leaders with the rest behind. The “Napoli” could and would break this structure. He went to visit a team that has scored more than any other team in the league in the last ten years: 46. A team that they have beaten in six of the last seven games. To the crisis team. Lazio’s 18 points from 12 rounds is the worst start to the season in the Simone Inzaghi era. Missed 20 is a repeat of the worst of the 21st century. The recent failures forced the goalkeeper of the “eagles” Pepe Reina to call the informative match “the final.” And he barely managed to play like the final.
Reina’s mentor hoped to see a solid team again, to regain his defenses from the previous season, and he hoped for a fresh start. Their expectations were met. “Lazio” appeared as a furious and extremely mobilized team. He played his own football: defense, little ball possession and devastating counterattacks. Already at the opening of the match, he had to score more than once. Caicedo missed his head, Motionless from a turn, other attacks missed the last pass. The episode with Marusic’s canopy and Chiro’s header in an arc was enough. Then the confident and combative “Lazio” played according to the result.
In the first half, “Napoli” still managed to temporarily squeeze. Reina had to repel the blows of Ruiz and Lozano on the run. The pace was high. But even then the “latsiale” seemed pretty sure of themselves, powerful. And in the second half, “Vesuviani”, despite all the possession of the ball, already seemed simply helpless. They lost the ball and let Luis Alberto spin wonderfully. And then they lost their best player, Lozano. Coupled with the pre-game losses of Captain Insigne, Osimhen, Mertens, this deprived them of opportunities in attack. Reina’s first shot on goal in the second half came only in the 77th minute.
Lazio is back in the Top 4. And “Napoli” will have to think only about her, and nothing else. A few days ago in Milan against Inter, he played well and the rival rebounded. Here he was completely lost in the case and seemed weak. An alarming sign for Gennaro Gattuso. Attackers losses? “Lazio” lost its best players in the national team: Acerbi, Leiva, Parolo. Which didn’t stop him.
