Napoli 0-1 Lazio: Isaksen the hero as Partenopei miss chance to return to Serie A summit

Napoli missed the chance to return to the Serie A summit following a 1-0 defeat by Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

The Partenopei were beaten for the second time in the space of four days by the Biancoceleste, who also prevailed 3-1 in their Coppa Italia last-16 clash at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday.

Marco Baroni’s side were victorious once again as Gustav Isaksen struck a wonderful winner 11 minutes from time, moving them level on points with third-place Inter.

Scott McTominay and Isaksen went closed during the first half, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia shot narrowly wide just before the break.

Both sides struck the woodwork after the restart; Fisayo Dele-Bashiru hitting the crossbar from distance, while Frank Anguissa’s header was denied by the post.

However, the visitors snatched all three points in the 79th minute. Tijjani Noslin – Thursday’s hat-trick hero – found Isaksen, who rounded off a swift counter by curling a wonderful 20-yard effort beyond Alex Meret.

1 – For the first time in their history, #Lazio have won three Serie A matches in a row at Napoli’s home. Shot. #NapoliLazio pic.twitter.com/tGanieudX2

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Data Debrief: Three is the magic number for Lazio

For the first time in their history, Lazio have won three consecutive Serie A matches away at Napoli.

Their sixth victory by a single-goal margin this term – more than any other team in the division – they have also scored a league-high 12 goals in the 75th minute or later.

Isaksen was the matchwinner with his third goal of the season, already matching his tally for the entire 2023-24 campaign.