A decent first half, a great second, with chances to score and a shot that hit the post. But Napoli ended up losing again, this time due to a decisive error by Ospina. The starting lineup was the same as the one against Inter. The start was balanced. Insigne tried to break him in the 28th minute, surprisingly firing directly towards the far post, but Strakosha stretched and got there. 33' Allan comes on. The Brazilian's persistent play left him with no alternative but a shot from the edge of the box, which went just wide. Gattuso's team was compact and attentive, outplaying their opponents in possession – albeit rarely effective – but twice threatened to concede at the end of the first half. Milinkovic-Savic fired a powerful and precise shot from outside the box, but Ospina stretched and blocked in two stages. Lazio were still dangerous. Mario Rui misplaced a clearance and found Immobile. Immobile headed in the shot, and from just outside the line, Di Lorenzo saved Napoli. Gattuso's team started the second half with greater conviction. Callejon receives the ball on the right and crosses. Milik volleys it, but it's poorly placed. Immobile advances with the ball down the left flank. Manolas puts his arm on his shoulder, the attacker loses his balance, and Orsato calls for a foul. Callejon tries to combine with Zielinski on the edge of the box, but the latter misplaces the return touch and the ball goes wide. Lulic crosses it to Caicedo, who leaps but only just misses. Zielinski finds space to shoot, but his curling shot hits the woodwork. Insigne flashes a brilliant move: good play and a right-footed shot crosses, but Strakosha responds. Shortly after, the glaring blunder arrives. Another goalkeeping error, this time by Ospina, who stubbornly dribbles past Immobile on the edge of the box and gifts him the ball. The Lazio striker shoots into an empty net; Di Lorenzo gets to clear the ball on the line but mishandles it, and it ends up in the net anyway. Llorente comes on for the final push. Milik tries a left-footed shot from nearly 30 meters, but the Lazio goalkeeper isn't Ospina; he's simply alert. Incidentally, Ospina saves from Immobile, who's been launched by Lazzari towards the goal. Before he leaves, Insigne tries again, but Strakosha does well again.
Lazio (3-5-2): Strakosha; Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Milinkovic-Savic, Leiva (80′ Berisha), Luis Alberto (89′ Menendez), Lulic; Caicedo (63′ Cataldi), Immobile. Coach Inzaghi.
Napoli (4-3-3): Ospina; Hysaj, Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Allan (83′ Llorente), Zielinski; Callejon (87′ Elmas), Milik, Insigne (91′ Lozano). Coach Gattuso.
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