Napoli had been held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday after Boulaye Dia scored late on because the Italian Serie A leaders thought they had been set to maneuver 4 factors away from Inter Milan.
Senegal attacker Dia rolled dwelling a wise low end within the 87th minute in Rome to disclaim Napoli victory and provides Inter an opportunity to maneuver high of the pile with a win at Juventus on Sunday.
Champions Inter are two factors behind Napoli, who’ve drawn three matches in a row and have didn’t beat Lazio in three matches this season, forward of that conflict between fierce rivals in Turin.
“Lazio are our bogey staff… we needs to be pleased with what we’re doing and make it possible for we all the time come off the sphere with our jerseys soaked in sweat,” stated Napoli coach Antonio Conte.
Conte needed to take care of the absence of three left-sided gamers with David Neres, Leonardo Spinazzola and Mathias Olivera all injured, and switched Napoli to a three-man defence with Pasquale Mazzocchi coming in as a makeshift wing-back.
And his harm issues bought worse when Alessandro Buongiorno, who performed for the primary time in 2025 after recovering from a again harm, had to get replaced by Matteo Politano close to the hour mark and Mazzocchi requested to substituted with 5 minutes remaining.
“When Mazzocchi requested to be taken off it brought on us a giant drawback as a result of I needed to put (central defender) Rafa Marin at full-back,” added Conte.
“However I am unable to ask any extra from these boys as a result of what they’re doing is extraordinary.”
– Lazio battle –
Napoli appeared to be gathering a giant three factors when Adam Marusic scored a weird personal aim within the sixty fourth minute, the defender protruding his left foot to dam Giacomo Raspadori’s deflected drive solely to in some way chip it previous goalkeeper Ivan Provedel and into his personal web.
It was Raspadori who drilled Napoli stage within the thirteenth minute following a neat change of passes with Romelu Lukaku, cancelling out Gustav Isaksen’s thumping early opener for Lazio.
Hosts Lazio briefly thought they’d levelled the scores moments later via a sensational Mattia Zaccani bicycle kick earlier than the Italy worldwide was dominated offside as he flashed in his distinctive end.
However Dia made positive Lazio bought one thing from a keenly-contested match on the Stadio Olimpico and moved three factors forward of Juve in fourth place.
Marco Baroni’s staff are on 46 factors however might be knocked out of Italy’s Champions League positions on aim distinction if Juve beat Inter.
“It was an awesome match and we performed very well… Truthfully I feel we had been a bit unfortunate and possibly ought to have gained at the moment,” stated Isaksen.
– Atalanta slip –
Atalanta slipped up once more of their bid for a primary league title with a goalless draw with Cagliari which left the Bergamo outfit 5 factors behind Napoli.
Already hit with accidents together with that of key attacker Ademola Lookman, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini dropped first teamers like Marten de Roon, Ederson and Charles De Ketelaere forward of his staff’s return leg of a Champions League play-off with Membership Brugge.
Atalanta path that tie 2-1 after a massively controversial penalty given towards them in stoppage of the primary leg in Belgium on Wednesday.
“We’re up for that match, particularly after how the primary leg ended… We’ve to try to do every thing to get via,” stated Gasperini.
Gasperini was pressured to convey on De Roon, Ederson and De Ketelaere within the second half as Atalanta struggled to interrupt down resilient Cagliari who’re thirteenth and 5 factors above the relegation zone.
The closest the hosts sport to taking the lead was when Marco Brescianini poked dwelling from shut vary on the hour just for Stefan Posch to be penalised for a foul on Cagliari goalkeeper Elia Caprile.
AC Milan host Verona within the day’s late match hoping to bounce again from their Champions League defeat at Feyenoord.
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