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Napoli 5-2 Lazio: Partenopei win duel for fifth
Napoli 5-2 Lazio: Partenopei win duel for fifth
Napoli won this head-to-head for fifth place with some spectacular goals, particularly Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens, despite a Lazio fightback. Click here for the full match report. OR See how all this game and Roma v Atalanta unfolded on the Liveblog.
Lazio contest Napoli penalty decision
Lazio contest Napoli penalty decision
Lazio assistant manager Massimiliano Farris maintains it was ‘a different match’ after the controversial Napoli penalty, eventually losing 5-2. Farris was again standing in for coach Simone Inzaghi, who is self-isolating at home with COVID-19. This was a head-to-head for fifth place and Lazio now sit five points adrift of Napoli, albeit with a game […]
Champions League: Who has toughest run-in?
Champions League: Who has toughest run-in?
The race for Champions League spots will go down to the wire, with four teams in a three-point radius, and Milan have the toughest run-in, culminating in a showdown with Atalanta. After Week 32 fixtures were completed this evening, Milan remain in second place on 66 points, followed by Atalanta and Juventus on 65, then […]
Napoli Player Ratings: Insigne and Mertens show their class
Napoli Player Ratings: Insigne and Mertens show their class
Napoli ran out 5-2 winners over Lazio[1] in one of the games of the season at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Gennaro Gattuso’s side found themselves 4-0 up in the second half, but Lazio quickly pulled two goals back. Victor Osimhen then killed the game with 10 minutes to go. Lorenzo Insigne[2] and Dries Mertens […]
Lazio Player Ratings: Immobile impresses despite heavy defeat
Lazio Player Ratings: Immobile impresses despite heavy defeat
Lazio were hit for five by Napoli as they were beaten 5-2 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona[1]. The Biancocelesti were 4-0 down in the second half, but goals from Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic gave them hope of a comeback that never materialised. Ratings: Reina 4.5; Radu 5.5, Acerbi 6, Marusic 6; Fares 6 […]
📸 | Snaps from #NapoliLazio 5-2
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⏱ 90+4 | GAME OVER! ⏹
#NapoliLazio 5-2
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Napoli keep pressure on the top four
Napoli keep pressure on the top four
Napoli strengthened their claim for a Champions League spot with a thrilling 5-2 win at home to Lazio. They found themselves four goals up through Lorenzo Insigne, Matteo Politano, and Dries Mertens[1], but were bought back to 4-2 by Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milimkovic-Savic. The game was then put beyond doubt Victor Osimhen. Just three […]