Napoli starting XI (4-3-3): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani , Juan Jesus, Olivera (Mario Rui), Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski (subbed for Simeone), Politano (subbed for Lindstrom), Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia (subbed for Raspadori)
Bench: Contini, Gollini, Natan, Ostigard, Zanoli, Cajuste, Elmas, Gaetano, Russo, Zerbin
Goals: Zielinski 32’
Lazio starting XI (4-3-3): Provedel, Marusic, Casale, Romagnoli, Hysaj (subbed for Pellegrini), Kamada (subbed for Guendouzi), Cataldi, Luis Alberto, Felipe Anderson (subbed for Pedro), Immobile (subbed for Castellanos), Zaccagni (subbed for Isaksen)
Bench: Sepe, Mardas, Patric, Vecino, Basic, Lazzari, Gila, Rovella
Goals: Alberto 30’, Kamada 52’
Lazio lost both of their opening matches after finishing second to Napoli last season - albeit 16 points behind the runaway champions.
Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson were involved in both Lazio goals. First, Luis Alberto put the visitors ahead with a backheel shot after getting set up by Anderson. After the break, Anderson again carried down the right wing before a cross that Luis Alberto’s fake left for Daichi Kamada to strike in.
It was Kamada’s first goal in Italy after the Japan international joined Lazio from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Piotr Zielinski equalised for Napoli two minutes after Luis Alberto’s goal with a deflected shot.
Lazio had two more goals wiped off for offside upon VAR review, and goalkeeper Ivan Provedel palmed a shot from Napoli dribbling wizard Khvicha Kvaratskhelia over the bar early on.
Osimhen, who scored three goals in Napoli’s opening two games, threatened only occasionally.
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