Game is over and the final score is Lazio 0-2 Napoli. Politano's perfect performance with his two assists to Spinazzola and Rrahmani consolidates Napoli's chase on the league's table. Violence raged as three red cards committed by both sides.
2025/2026 Serie A
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Match Report:
Defending champion Napoli recorded a comfortable 2-0 win at Lazio to move second in Serie A on Sunday as it continued its good form from the end of 2025.
Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani scored in the first half of Napoli’s first match of 2026.
There was a bad-tempered finish, with three red cards in the final 10 minutes.
Lazio defender Adam Marušić and Napoli counterpart Pasquale Mazzocchi were sent off after getting into a scuffle, that descended into a brawl with Napoli coach Antonio Conte trying to separate the two sides.
Lazio forward Tijjani Noslin had already been sent off in the 81st minute following a second yellow card.
Napoli moved a point below Serie A leader AC Milan and one above Inter Milan, which was playing against Bologna later.
Inter hosts Napoli next weekend.
Napoli had ended last year in fine form with a 2-0 victory over Cremonese, shortly after winning the Italian Super Cup.
The visitors took the lead in the 13th minute. Matteo Politano twisted and turned down the right flank before putting in a cross for Spinazzola to volley home.
Napoli doubled its advantage in the 33rd when Rrahmani headed a Politano free kick into the bottom right corner.
The only negative note for Napoli — apart from the red card — was the sight of David Neres having to be helped off in the 70th minute after the in-form winger went down with an apparent ankle problem, adding to the team’s already lengthy injury list.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
14' GOAL! Lazio 0-1 Napoli
31' GOAL! Lazio 0-2 Napoli
38' Match Event for Lazio vs Napoli
53' Highlight from Lazio vs Napoli
77' Highlight from Lazio vs Napoli
81' Red Card! Sent Off
88' Red Card! Adam Marusic sent off
Line-ups
Lazio XI: Romagnoli, Marusic, Zaccagni, Ivan Provedel, Cataldi, Toma Bašić, L.Pellegrini, Guendouzi, Mario Gila, Matteo Cancellieri, Tijjani Noslin
Subs: Pedro, Hysaj, Lazzari, Christos Mandas, Nuno Tavares, Rovella, Gustav Isaksen, Alessio Furlanetto, Oliver Provstgaard, Reda Belahyane, Federico Serra, Valerio Farcomeni
Napoli XI: Juan, Spinazzola, Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, Politano, Rrahmani, Vanja Milinković-Savić, Elmas, Neres, McTominay, Højlund
Subs: Nikita Contini, Meret, Pasquale Mazzocchi, M.Olivera, Buongiorno, Lang, Miguel Gutiérrez, Giuseppe Ambrosino, Luca Marianucci, Vincenzo Prisco