Game 13, Serie A
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Lazio Napoli 2-0
Lazio sweep away a demoralised Napoli thanks to the dynamic duo
The season started in late September and so far the Biancocelesti had not done well. They were seventh, tied with Atalanta. They had won five (two in the last two games) and drawn with Inter and Juve but had also been crushed by Sampdoria away and Atalanta at home as well as losing against Udinese and Verona at the Olimpico.
A win today would be important
The match
Lazio started the game well and in the 8th minute Manuel Lazzari crossed from the right for Ciro Immobile who controlled the ball with his chest and tried a volley that went only slightly high. A minute later Stefan Radu to Adam Marusic on the left, cross into the penalty area and King Ciro headed the ball into the goal.
In the 15th minute free kick for Lazio. Luis Alberto sent a ball into the box for Luiz Felipe but his header was way too high. In the 18th minute Andrea Petagna dribbled past Wesley Hoedt on the right and once in the box near the byline crossed back centrally for Piotr Zielinski. Nice curling shot, Pepe Reina parried into corner. The Pole had another chance from the corner but again Reina managed to save the shot. In the 32nd minute Felipe Caicedo tried a shot from outside the box, wide by a whisker.
In the 56th minute Lazio doubled the score. Bad pass in the Napoli half by Mario Rui, Gonzalo Escalante intercepted and immediately passed to Immobile. King Ciro saw Luis Alberto arriving on his left, ball to him, perfect curling shot, Lazio 2 Napoli 0.
There was still plenty of time to play, but Napoli gave up and did nothing. Lazio were able to control the game easily without too much effort.
Good win for the Biancocelesti.
Who played for Lazio
Reina, Luiz Felipe (85' Patric), Hoedt, Radu, Lazzari, Milinkovic-Savic (85' Akpa Akpro), Escalante (76' Cataldi), Luis Alberto, Marusic, Caicedo (67' Muriqi), Immobile (79' Andreas Pereira)
Substitutes: Strakosha, Alia, Armini, Adeagbo, Franco, D. Anderson
Manager: Inzaghi
Who played for Napoli
Ospina, Di Lorenzo, Koulibaly (55' Manolas), Maksimovic, Mario Rui (64' Ghoulam), Fabian Ruiz, Bakayoko (64' Lobotka), Zielinski, Politano (55' Elmas), Petagna, Lozano (74' Malcuit)
Substitutes: Meret, Contini, Rrahmani, Hysaj, Demme, Llorente
Manager: Gattuso
Referee: Orsato
Goals: 9’ Immobile, 56’ Luis Alberto
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