Solitary goal gives Lazio triumph in Napoli

Lazio celebrated at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium a new day on the 25th. The visit scored the only goal of the game 21 minutes after the start of the second half, by Matías Vecino. After individual play down the left, the midfielder unleashed a mid-range strike that left the rival keeper with no chance. Big goal!

The stick saved both teams on shots from Sergej Milinkovic Savic for Lazio and striker Victor Osimhen for Napoli.

The best player of the match was Matías Vecino. The Lazio midfielder scored 1 goal and looked for the opposite goal 2 times.

Ivan Provedel also stood out at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. The Lazio keeper excelled saving 2 shots.

It was a game with many frictions due to fouls committed in the open field. There were several warned: Patric, Victor Osimhen, Eljif Elmas and Adam Marusic.

Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti offered a 4-3-3 formation with Alex Meret in the arch; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Kim Minjae and Mathias Olivera on the defensive line; Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka and Piotr Zielinski in midfield; and Hirving Lozano, Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in attack.

For their part, Maurizio Sarri’s team entered the field with a 4-2-4 pattern with Ivan Provedel under the three sticks; Adam Marusic, Alessio Romagnoli, Patric and Elseid Hysaj in defence; Sergej Milinkovic Savic and Matías Vecino in midfield; and Luis Alberto, Felipe Anderson, Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni up front.

Referee Luca Pairetto was in charge of supervising the match at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.

On the following date, Napoli will face Atalanta at home, while Lazio will face Bologna as visitors.

With this result, the host of the match reaches 65 points and moves to the top of the table. For its part, the visiting team remains at 48 units and occupies second place in the tournament.

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