Napoli have 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 have been set to maneuver 4 factors away from Inter Milan. Senegal attacker Dia rolled dwelling a sensible low end within the 87th minute in Rome to disclaim Napoli victory and provides Inter an opportunity to maneuver prime 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 workforce… we needs to be happy with what we’re doing and ensure that we at all times come off the sector with our jerseys soaked in sweat,” stated Napoli coach Antonio Conte.
Conte needed to cope with 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 damage issues bought worse when Alessandro Buongiorno, who performed for the primary time in 2025 after recovering from a again damage, 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 about us an enormous drawback as a result of I needed to put (central defender) Rafa Marin at full-back,” added Conte.
“But I am unable to ask any extra from these boys as a result of what they’re doing is extraordinary.”
Lazio battle
Napoli gathering an enormous three factors when Adam Marusic scored a weird personal purpose within the sixty fourth minute, the defender protruding his left foot to dam Giacomo Raspadori’s deflected drive solely to someway chip it previous goalkeeper Ivan Provedel and into his personal web.
It was Raspadori who drilled Napoli degree 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 by a sensational Mattia Zaccani bicycle kick earlier than the Italy worldwide was dominated offside as he flashed in his distinctive end.
But 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 workforce are on 46 factors however shall be knocked out of Italy’s Champions League positions on purpose distinction if Juve beat Inter.
“It was a terrific match and we performed very well… Honestly I feel we have been a bit unfortunate and possibly ought to have received at present,” stated Isaksen.
Atalanta slip
Atalanta keep 5 factors behind Napoli after their bid for a primary league title was dented by a goalless draw with Cagliari.
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 workforce’s return leg of a Champions League play-off with Club Brugge.
Atalanta path that tie 2-1 after a vastly controversial penalty given in opposition to 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 need to attempt to do every thing to get by,” stated Gasperini.
Santiago Gimenez marked his full Serie A debut with the decisive purpose in AC Milan’s 1-0 win over struggling Verona, his second purpose in as many league appearances since signing from Feyenoord earlier this month.
Mexico striker Gimenez was available to nod in for seventh-placed Milan 74 minutes into his first San Siro begin, after Rafael Leao deftly volleyed a fragile cross into his path.
The 23-year-old will face his former Feyenoord teammates in Milan on Tuesday hoping to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the primary leg of their Champions League play-off.
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