Match ends, Napoli 4, Lazio 1.
Napoli 4-1 Lazio
- From the section European Football
Napoli returned to the top of Serie A after a dominant victory over Lazio, despite conceding the opening goal.
The hosts fell behind to a Stefan de Vrij tap-in but Jose Callejon equalised just before half time after beating the offside trap and poking home.
Napoli then took control in the second half as a Wallace own goal made it 2-1 before Mario Rui's shot deflected off Piotr Zielinski and flew into the net.
Dries Mertens then finished off a fine move, flicking home Zielinski's pass.
The win was Napoli's eighth in a row in Serie A and moved them one point clear of Juventus.
Line-ups
Napoli
- 25Reina
- 23Hysaj
- 62Tonelli
- 26Koulibaly
- 6Mário Rui
- 5Marques LoureiroSubstituted forRogat 81'minutes
- 8Jorginho
- 17HamsikSubstituted forZielinskiat 45'minutes
- 7CallejónSubstituted forMaggioat 85'minutes
- 14Mertens
- 24Insigne
Substitutes
- 1Barbosa
- 11Maggio
- 20Zielinski
- 22Sepe
- 27Machach
- 30Rog
- 33Albiol
- 37Ounas
- 42Diawara
Lazio
- 1Strakosha
- 13Fortuna dos Santos
- 3de VrijBooked at 63mins
- 26Radu
- 77Marusic
- 16Parolo
- 6LeivaBooked at 43minsSubstituted forAlmeida da Cunhaat 67'minutes
- 21Milinkovic-SavicBooked at 45mins
- 19LulicSubstituted forJ Lukakuat 61'minutes
- 18Romero AlconchelSubstituted forCaicedoat 61'minutes
- 17Immobile
Substitutes
- 4Gabarrón Gil
- 5J Lukaku
- 7Almeida da Cunha
- 8Basta
- 15Jacinto Quissanga
- 20Caicedo
- 22Cáceres
- 23Guerrieri
- 25Vargic
- 27Ramos Marchi
- 96Murgia
- Referee:
- Luca Banti
- Attendance:
- 32,940
Match Stats
Home TeamNapoliAway TeamLazio
- Possession
- Home68%
- Away32%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home2
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away10
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Lazio 1.
Jorginho (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Felipe Caicedo (Lazio).
Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
Substitution
Substitution, Napoli. Christian Maggio replaces José Callejón.
Attempt missed. Jorginho (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
Substitution
Substitution, Napoli. Marko Rog replaces Allan.
Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
Offside, Lazio. Marco Parolo tries a through ball, but Felipe Caicedo is caught offside.
Goal!
Goal! Napoli 4, Lazio 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
Nani (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Lazio. Nani replaces Lucas Leiva.
Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
Jordan Lukaku (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
Booking
Stefan de Vrij (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Lazio).
Substitution
Substitution, Lazio. Felipe Caicedo replaces Luis Alberto.
Substitution
Substitution, Lazio. Jordan Lukaku replaces Senad Lulic.
Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
Goal!
Goal! Napoli 3, Lazio 1. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Video Review: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
Delay in match (Napoli). Video Review.
Goal!
Own Goal by Wallace, Lazio. Napoli 2, Lazio 1.
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefan Radu.
Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Marek Hamsik.
Second Half
Second Half begins Napoli 1, Lazio 1.
Half Time
First Half ends, Napoli 1, Lazio 1.