At the Olimpico in Rome, Napoli beat Lazio 2-0 and continues their Scudetto run, momentarily climbing to second place in the standings (with Inter’s victory in the evening at San Siro, they will become third against Bologna). Spinazzola broke the deadlock in the 13th minute following a cross from Politano.
The Neapolitan winger appears at the far post and, all alone, pierces Provedel with a precise volley. Shortly after, on the half hour mark, Rrahmani doubled the lead with a header, again following an assist from an inspired Politano. The VAR, called for a possible foul by the defender, confirmed the goal after a couple of minutes of waiting.
Shortly afterwards Elmas comes close to scoring a trio of goals, his header ends up on the crossbar with the goalkeeper beaten. The Macedonian midfielder will also have a great opportunity in the second half, always heading, without managing to frame the opponent’s goal.
Wood also for Guendouzi in the 90th minute, the last chance for Sarri’s team to reopen the match. Also worth highlighting is the injury that occurred to Neres, who came out in pain due to an ankle problem, and the final nervousness that led the referee to extract three red cards.
First against Noslin, for a double yellow card, and then against Marusic and Mazzocchi, protagonists of a useless brawl a few minutes before the final whistle. Conte’s Napoli thus rises to 37 points in the standings while Lazio remains ninth at 24 points.