Lazio 3-1 Napoli

Man of the Match: Lapo

Without defensive pairing of Pietu and Lorenzo, Napoli found themselves exposed at the back by a relentless Lazio, who were driven today by the Lapo/Manfredi axis and never looked like losing.
Manfredi opened the scoring. He met a high ball and steered it with great aplomb past an onrushing Louis.

Manfredi makes it 2-1

Napoli replied quickly. Ale N played a beautifully-weighted pass through to Julian on the left and he beat Max with an excellent finish.

Lapo met a corner with his head and should have put his side 2-1 up minutes later,
but the ball flew over the bar.
Manfredi made no mistake though and flicked in a second just before half-time.

Alex and Daniel fought a fascinating tussle all through the match

Lapo who took over in the second half, pulling the strings that kept his side on top. Daniel hit the bar - should have scored. Daniel then freed himself for another shot which was on the way in when Manfredi added the final touch: 3-1.




Towards the end, Napoli upped the pace and made a couple of chances; the best one fell to Sam but Max was out quickly to smother his shot.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Lapo 6, Manfredi 5, Alex 4, Daniel 3, Louis 1, Ale N 1, Francesco 1

Alessandro N