Lazio 0-2 Napoli Match Report: January 4 | Serie A

Napoli won the Scudetto last season, and Conte was backed in the summer window with the board to bring in the necessary firepower to go for a second title in a row. With 12 victories in 17 games and just 4 losses, Conte’s men are on track to fight for the Serie A title with Inter and Milan, making their statement after a win against the Roman Club, Lazio, over the weekend. 

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Lazio hosted Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico on January 4th, with the defending champions proving why they are still in contention to win the Scudetto again. Conte’s men decided the game in the first half with strikes from Spinazzola and Rrahmani confirming three points for the Gli Azzurri as they sit on third just behind league leaders Inter and second-position Milan. 

Lazio vs Napoli: Match Information

  • Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy
  • Time: 4:30 PM
  • Date: January 4, 2026
  • Coverage: CBSSN/Paramount+
  • Attendance: 45,000
  • Match Officials: Davide Massa (Referee), Aleandro Di Paolo (Video Assistant Referee), Filippo Meli & Alessandro Constanzo (Assistant Referees), Marco Piccinini (Fourth Official), Daniele Doveri (Assistant VAR Official)
  • Score: Lazio 0 – 2 Napoli

Lineups: Lazio vs Napoli

Lazio

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Formation: 4 – 3 – 3

  • GK (94) I. Provedel
  • DF (3) L. Pellegrini ⬇️62′ → M. Lazzari
  • DF (13) A. Romagnoli
  • DF (34) Mario Gila
  • DF (77) A. Marušić 🟥87′
  • MF (26) T. Bašić
  • MF (32) D. Cataldi 🟨64′ ⬇️71′ → R. Belahyane
  • MF (8) M. Guendouzi
  • FWD (10) M. Zaccagni © 🟨43′ ⬇️87′ → Pedro
  • FWD (14) T. Noslin 🟨🟨81′
  • FWD (22) M. Cancellieri ⬇️71′ → G. Isaksen

Napoli 

Manager: Antonio Conte

Formation: 3 – 4 – 2 – 1

  • GK (32) V. Milinković-Savić
  • DF (22) G. Di Lorenzo ©
  • DF (5) Juan Jesus
  • DF (13) A. Rrahmani 🟨⬇️79′ → A. Buongiorno
  • MF (37) L. Spinazzola ⬇️79′ → Miguel Gutiérrez
  • MF (68) S. Lobotka
  • MF (8) S. McTominay
  • MF (21) M. Politano
  • FWD (20) E. Elmas ⬇️86′ → G. Ambrosino
  • FWD (7) David Neres ⬇️70′ → P. Mazzocchi 🟥87′
  • FWD (19) R. Højlund ⬇️86′ → N. Lang

Lazio vs Napoli head-to-head Record: Last 5 Games

DateCompetitionHome TeamScoreAway Team
Feb 15, 2025Italian Serie ALazio2 – 2Napoli
Dec 9, 2024Italian Serie ANapoli0 – 1Lazio
Dec 6, 2024Coppa ItaliaLazio3 – 1Napoli
Jan 28, 2024Italian Serie ALazio0 – 0Napoli
Sep 2, 2023Italian Serie ANapoli1 – 2Lazio

Match Report

Spinazzola’s Early Strike

The match began with Napoli in control at the away ground. The breakthrough came through a man familiar with playing at the Olimpico, Leonardo Spianzzola, as he rocketed in a volley in the Lazio net in just the 13th minute of play. 

Rrahmani for the Double

After winning a free-kick for Napoli, it was the defender on scoring duties. Amir Rrahmani pretty much buried the game in the 32nd minute with his header. 

Conte XI Maintain their Stride

Conte’s team started well in the season; however, they lost 4 games out of the 17 they played. This put Inter and Milan in the first and second spots, respectively. However, Napoli are only 3 points short of the league leaders. With everything to play for and 17 game weeks to go, Conte’s men will do everything to do a back-to-back Scudetto double. 

Inter hosts Napoli later this weekend for a potential top-of-the-table clash. 

Adversity Voes for Sarri

On the other hand, problems keep piling up for Lazio’s manager, Maurizio Sarri, as the Italian club has sold Taty Castellanos to West Ham, and Boulaye Dia is at the AFCON. With both his strikers unavailable, the man of the hour, Noslin, is also suspended against Fiorentina after a red card was shown to him over the weekend. 

Match Stats: Lazio vs Napoli, Jan 4

LAZIOStatNAPOLI
34.7%Possession65.3%
0Shots on Goal3
5Shot Attempts14
1Big Chances4
347Passes650
10Fouls13
2Yellow Cards1
2Red Cards1
2Corner Kicks6
1Saves0

Serie A Standings (as of January 5)

PositionTeamGames

Played

WinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePoints
1Internazionale1713043815+2339
2AC Milan1711512813+1538
3Napoli1712142613+1337
4Juventus189632416+833
5AS Roma1811072012+833
6Como178632312+1130
7Bologna177552517+826
8Atalanta186752119+225
9Lazio186661814+424
10Sassuolo186572322+123
11Torino186572028-823
12Udinese186481829-1122
13Cremonese185671821-321
14Parma174671219-718
15Cagliari184681925-618
16Lecce174581223-1117
17Genoa183691828-1015
18Hellas Verona172691328-1512
19Fiorentina1826101828-1012
20Pisa181981325-1212

Serie A Match Results: January 3rd-5th

  • Cagliari 0–1 AC Milan
  • Como 1–0 Udinese
  • Genoa 1–1 Pisa
  • Sassuolo 1–1 Parma
  • Juventus 1–1 Lecce
  • Atalanta 1–0 AS Roma
  • Lazio 0–2 Napoli​
  • Fiorentina 1–0 Cremonese​
  • Hellas Verona 0–3 Torino​
  • Internazionale 3–1 Bologna

Conclusion

After 17 matchweeks in the Italian first division, Inter sits on top, Milan second, and Napoli third. With almost half of the season to go, would Conte’s men be able to win back-to-back Scudettos? After defeating Lazio at the Olimpico, Napoli have now won 12 games out of 17 in the Serie A. Never miss a match of the competition, even while traveling abroad, on Paramount+ in the USA, with FastestVPN and its seamless network of servers all over the USA! Subscribe and connect to the VPN for more than online protection today!

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