On the 28th of November, Napoli will host Lazio in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 1st placed Napoli is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Spartak Moscow. Aleksandr Sobolev scored the first goal for Spartak Moscow in the 3rd minute on a penalty, then Aleksandr Sobolev added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Victor Moses. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Napoli should be reasonably happy with their performance, while lazio sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci scored the first goal for Juventus in the 23rd minute on a penalty, then Leonardo Bonucci added another in the 83rd minute from the penalty spot In the end, Lazio couldn’t muster any offence and Juventus ran away with the shutout win. Lazio is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Napoli and Lazio last played eachother at the Stadio San Paolo, Napoli on Jan 21st. Napoli was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Lorenzo Insigne scored the first goal for Napoli in the 2nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Lazio was frustrated by Napoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Napoli ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Lazio, their top scorers are Pedro and Ciro Immobile, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Piotr Zieliński has been the most effective weapon for Napoli lately. The midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.