Goals and Highlights: Lazio 1-2 Napoli in Serie A

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Lazio 1-2 Napoli.

Jesus comes on and Insigne comes off, Napoli change.

Napoli Goal

Fabian Ruiz's shot from outside the box to make it 2-1 and clinch the win that will give them the lead.

Add 4 more minutes.

Lazio Goal

Pedro, who had come on as a substitute, took a first-time shot from outside the box that Ospina, despite the deflection, couldn't do much about, and the 1-1 draw was sealed.

Basic and Acerbi

Gabarrón and Leiva come out

Lazio changes.

Adam Ounas in and Matteo Politano out, Napoli substitution.

Ciro's shot from outside the area and Ospina flies to send a handball and deflect the ball away.

Subsequently there is a yellow card for Mattia Zaccagni.

Ciro Inmobile is cautioned.

On the counter-attack, Politano is unable to finish in front of the goalkeeper, who makes a saving save.

Osimhen's shot is very out of shape and does not even go in the direction of the goal.

Insigne's goal disallowed for offside after he had sent the goalkeeper's rebound straight into the net.

Pedro enters and Anderson comes out, Lazio change.

Napoli Goal

Insigne with the shot from outside the box and puts the ball in the bottom corner for the 1-0.

Ruiz's shot from half distance goes wide.

A direct free kick is headed by Sergei, but into the hands of Ospina.

Elmas enters and Zielinsky leaves, Napoli change.

Inmobile's shot at the near post is saved by Ospina without much trouble.

Anderson's shot from half distance goes just wide of the goalkeeper's goal.

Napoli's direct free kick is disallowed in the middle for a foul on Inmobile.

Second half kicks off between Lazio and Napoli.

Lazio 0-0 Napoli

Add 3 more minutes.

Inmobile is encouraged from outside the area, but directly to Ospina's location.

Luis Alberto's cross is blocked by the defense, then Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's cross to the near post is saved by Ospina.

A cross that goes all over the Napoli penalty area and the defense ends up rejecting it.

Zielinsky with a mid-range shot that is saved by the goalkeeper as he stretches out at grass level.

Inmobile's shot from outside the area passes very close to the angle.

Insigne's volley shot deflects off the defender and goes wide.

Inmobile had brought it down with his chest and shot wide.

Luis Alberto's right-footed shot goes wide of the goal.

A counter-attacking play that Osimhen crosses right to the goalkeeper's spot.

Inmobile's shot into the goalkeeper's hands at the dawn of the match.

The game between Lazio and Napoli kicks off.

The match between Napoli and Lazio in Serie A will kick off in a few minutes.

Napoli are motivated by the fact that if they win and on goal difference they would be taking over the momentary leadership of Serie A.

¡Napolitanos en el Olímpico! 💪 🏟 #LazioNapoli #ForzaNapoliSempre 💙

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— Oficial SSC Napoli (@sscnapoliES) February 27, 2022

14 Dries Mertens

59 Alessandro Zanoli

68 Stanislav Lobotka

7 Eljif Elmas

33 Adam Ounas

37 Andrea Petagna

1 Alex Meret

31 Faouzi Ghoulam

5 Juan Jesus

12 Davide Marfella

27 Raul Moro

16 Dimitrije Kamenovic

41 Alessio Furlanetto

88 Toma Basic

33 Francesco Acerbi

11 Jovane Cabral

25 Pepe Reina

8 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

32 Danilo Cataldi

9 Pedro

28 André Anderson

18 Luka Romero

23 Elseid Hysaj

25 David Ospina, 26 Kalidou Koulibaly, 13 Amir Rrahmani, 6 Mário Rui, 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo, 20 Piotr Zielinski, 4 Diego Demme, 8 Fabián Ruiz, 9 Victor Osimhen, 24 Lorenzo Insigne, 21 Matteo Politano.

1 Thomas Strakosha, 4 Patric, 3 Luiz Felipe, 26 Stefan Radu, 77 Adam Marusic, 6 Lucas Leiva, 10 Luis Alberto, 21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 17 Ciro Immobile, 20 Mattia Zaccagni, 7 Felipe Anderson.

Napoli did not miss the opportunity of this game against Lazio to remember the goal scored by Diego Armando Maradona a few years ago.

Hoy jugamos contra la Lazio y es un gran momento para recordar este gol del Diego. 🎯⚽️#LazioNapoli #ForzaNapoliSempre 💙pic.twitter.com/3gHikNadG7

— Oficial SSC Napoli (@sscnapoliES) February 27, 2022

The home team has arrived at the Olimpico with the urgent need to win in order to gain confidence.

👋🏻 Siamo arrivati all'Olimpico! #CMonEagles 🦅 pic.twitter.com/iuj9hoJKdn

— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) February 27, 2022

Lazio were also eliminated by FC Porto, while in Serie A they are sixth with 43 points, one point behind fifth-placed Atalanta.

After being eliminated from the Europa League at the hands of Barcelona, Napoli only has to fight for the Serie A title and, given the poor results of Inter and Milan, they will have to take advantage of them to win.

Both Lazio and Napoli will try to get back to winning ways when they clash this Sunday at the end of Sunday's Serie A fixture. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.

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This is the kickoff time for the Lazio vs Napoli match on February 27th in several countries:

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Uruguay: 4:45 PM on ESPN and Star +

The Neapolitans have taken the measure of their opponents with four wins in their last five games, including two straight defeats; however, the most recent time they played in Rome the win went to the home club.

Napoli 4-0 Lazio, 2021

Napoli 5-2 Lazio, 2021

Lazio 2-0 Napoli, 2020

Napoli 3-1 Lazio, 2020

Napoli 1-0 Lazio, 2020 (Coppa Italia)

Belgian striker Dries Mertens has struggled this season, but despite that and his age, he is a hunter in the box with a good aerial game and the ability to make a difference at any time of the game.

If there is an element that throughout this season and on several occasions has been key to obtaining positive results has been the Spaniard Pedro, who with his goals, assists or from the generation of the play from midfield has become an important piece of the team.

25 David Ospina, 26 Kalidou Koulibaly, 5 Juan Jesus, 13 Amir Rrahmani, 20 Piotr Zielinski, 4 Diego Demme, 6 Mário Rui, 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo, 37 Andrea Petagna, 14 Dries Mertens, 7 Eljif Elmas.

1 Thomas Strakosha, 4 Patric, 3 Luiz Felipe, 23 Elseid Hysaj, 77 Adam Marusic, 32 Danilo Cataldi, 88 Toma Basic, 21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 7 Felipe Anderson, 20 Mattia Zaccagni, 9 Pedro.

After Thursday's game against Barcelona, Napoli must now turn the page and focus on Serie A, where last Monday it missed the opportunity to take the lead after a 1-1 draw against Cagliari, so it needs to win this visit to stay in front of leaders Inter and Ac Milan.

These direct games are more than essential for Lazio if they want to climb positions and get closer to international tournament places, remembering that before the start of this matchday they were in the sixth position with 43 points and they are coming from a 1-1 draw at Udinese.

The Lazio vs Napoli match will be played at the Olympic Stadium, in Roma, Italy. The kick-off is scheduled at 14:45 pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.