Lazio brought an end to Napoli’s eight-match winning streak in Serie A with a surprise 1-0 victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Matias Vecino struck the only goal of the game in the second half with a thunderous effort from distance in a frustrating game for the hosts.
Solid defending from Lazio thwarted I Partenopei, who were largely limited to efforts from distance and struggled to break down the visitors.
Late chances did come Napoli’s way though, Victor Osimhen hitting the bar and Kim Min-Jae’s rebound brilliantly saved by Ivan Provedel as Lazio head coach Maurizio Sarri inflicted only a second league defeat of the season upon his former team.
Lazio almost stunned the home fans inside five minutes, Vecino flicking a header from Mattia Zaccagni’s free-kick towards the far corner but Giovanni Di Lorenzo was on hand to make a crucial goal-line clearance.
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