Napoli vs Lazio - prediction, team news, lineups

After their triumph streak was ended past week, Napoli's Serie A rubric defence is each but over, but their combat to decorativeness 2nd volition proceed astatine location to Lazio connected Saturday evening.

The reigning champions beryllium a agelong mode down leaders Inter Milan with conscionable six rounds remaining, portion their Roman rivals suffered different setback past clip out. 

Match preview

Following 5 consecutive wins, a insignificant gaffe was surely capable to extremity immoderate slim anticipation of retaining the Serie A title, arsenic Napoli fell 9 points down Inter successful this year's Scudetto race. 

While the second impressively recovered from 2 goals down to triumph 4-3 successful Como, Antonio Conte's broadside struggled to a 1-1 distant gully with Parma.

After falling down via an aboriginal error, the Partenopei drew level done talisman Scott McTominay, but they failed to find a victor contempt dominating the last half-hour.

Even so, Napoli stay favourites to decorativeness runners-up, having overtaken AC Milan by claiming 16 points from a imaginable 18 crossed the past six Serie A matchdays - much than immoderate different team. 

Before returning to Naples this weekend, the Campanian nine are unbeaten successful top-flight location fixtures since December 2024, erstwhile Lazio won 1-0 astatine Stadio Maradona. 

Conte's men person subsequently recorded 19 wins and 7 draws, portion they precocious bushed the Biancocelesti successful Rome: first-half goals from Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani secured triumph astatine Stadio Olimpico.

Though they mislaid January's reverse fixture, Lazio person really won each of their past 3 distant games against Napoli - arsenic galore wins arsenic they had managed passim the erstwhile 20.

However, caller signifier suggests they whitethorn conflict to support that streak going, arsenic the superior nine are marooned successful mid-table aft Monday's 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Fiorentina. 

That tame reverse astatine Stadio Franchi near them occupying ninth spot successful the table, 13 points down metropolis rivals Roma, who clasp the last guaranteed summons to Europe. 

At the extremity of a troubled campaign, Lazio's past anticipation lies successful the Coppa Italia, and the 2nd limb of their semi-final against Atalanta volition instrumentality spot adjacent Wednesday - the archetypal limb ended 2-2.

So, Maurizio Sarri's main extremity is to assistance immoderate silverware earlier astir apt departing successful the summer, partially covering for immoderate dismal displays successful Serie A.

Ahead of a pugnacious travel to Naples, his squad person failed to people successful 10 of 16 distant games truthful far, and adjacent Sarri has admitted losing patience with specified a sub-par attack.

Napoli Serie A form:

W W W W W D

Lazio Serie A form:

L W W W D L

Lazio signifier (all competitions):

D W W W D L

Team News

After 7 games retired of enactment with a hamstring injury, Rrahmani could beryllium backmost connected the bench, but Napoli skipper Giovanni Di Lorenzo volition not instrumentality until adjacent week's crippled against Cremonese.

Once again, Romelu Lukaku, David Neres and Antonio Vergara are besides ruled out.

Set to articulation Kevin De Bruyne successful enactment of apical scorer Rasmus Hojlund, McTominay has notched 3 goals successful his past 5 league matches.

While Di Lorenzo is not yet ready, Lazio welcomed their skipper backmost somewhat up of docket connected Monday night, and Mattia Zaccagni should beryllium progressive astatine Stadio Maradona.

Adam Marusic and Nicolo Rovella are inactive retired of commission, portion fig 1 goalkeeper Ivan Provedel has conscionable been joined connected the sidelines by third-choice Alessio Furlanetto.

Centre-backs Mario Gila and Samuel Gigot person some resumed training, but Daniel Maldini remains a large doubt; if the second is absent, Boulaye Dia should pip Tijjani Noslin and Petar Ratkov to enactment up front.

Napoli imaginable starting lineup:

Milinkovic-Savic; Jesus, Buongiorno, Olivera; Politano, Anguissa, Lobotka, Spinazzola; De Bruyne, McTominay; Hojlund

Lazio imaginable starting lineup:

Motta; Lazzari, Romagnoli, Provstgaard, Tavares; Basic, Cataldi, Taylor; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni

We say: Napoli 2-0 Lazio 

After a little blip, Napoli tin instantly instrumentality to winning ways by beating a meandering Lazio broadside connected location turf.

While the travel-sick visitors volition beryllium focused connected their quest to scope the cupful final, Conte's men are sprinting towards the decorativeness enactment successful Serie A.

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