Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Napoli 2nd with 76 points, Lazio 9th with 54, 22 apart. Per game in the league, Napoli were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.95, Lazio 1.08 and 1.05, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Napoli's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 38 games: 20 Napoli wins, 10 for Lazio, 8 draws, at 2.92 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won.
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona staged the fixture, a ground that holds 54,726. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lazio led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Lazio: Toma Bašić (57'), Matteo Cancellieri (6')
Key stats
Possession: Napoli 67% · Lazio 33% · Total shots: 12-14 · On target: 0-7 · Corners: 12-0