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Napoli – Lazio 
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 5th position with 20 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Lazio, 4th position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lazio | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22:12 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Napoli | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20:12 | 8 | 20 |
Pressure to win the game is more for Napoli after losing the big duel against Juventus last week and going down to the 5th position. Here is the situation. There is only 1 point difference between Lazio and Napoli. Lazio highly motivated to cause an upset to battle at least for the 3rd position. Lazio being just -1 point below AC Milan with 22 points. Lazio -2 points below AS Roma holding the second position with 23 points and -6 points below Juventus in the 1st position with 27 points.
There are 73 precedents between Napoli – Lazio in Naples including games in Serie A, Serie B, and Coppa Italia. Stats showing Napoli with 33 wins, 24 draws, and Lazio with 16 wins. Napoli scoring 111 goals and Lazio 76 goals. The last time that Lazio won at the San Paolo Stadium was on May 31, 2015 ending Napoli 2 – 4 Lazio. The last draw on November 19, 2011 ending with a 0-0.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: José María Callejón with 7 goals
Top scorer of LAZIO: Ciro Immobile with 9 goals
| NAPOLI | GOALS | GOALS | LAZIO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callejon, Jose | 7 | 9 | Immobile, Ciro |
| Milik, Arek | 4 | 3 | Keita, Diao |
| Mertens, Dries | 3 | 2 | Lulic, Senad |
| Hamsik, Marek | 2 | 1 | de Vrij, Stefan |
| Maksimovic, Nikola | 1 | 1 | Lombardi, Cristiano |
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Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 01/11/16 | UCLG | Besiktas – Napoli | 1:1 | 4 | |||
| 29/10/16 | SA | Juventus – Napoli | 2:1 | 11 | |||
| 26/10/16 | SA | Napoli – Empoli | 2:0 | 10 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 30/10/16 | SA | Lazio – Sassuolo | 2:1 | 11 | |||
| 26/10/16 | SA | Lazio – Cagliari | 4:1 | 10 | |||
| 23/10/16 | SA | Turin – Lazio | 2:2 | 9 |
Serie A – Napoli vs Lazio Probable lineups
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.
Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Gabbiadini, Mertens.
Unavailable: Milik, Albiol
Serie A – Napoli vs Lazio, Match Officials
The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Antonio Damato from the section of Barletta to direct the Serie A Week 12 game Napoli vs Lazio on Saturday 5 November 2016 at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy at 20:45.
Damato will be assisted by Marco Barbirati from the section of Ferrara and Salvatore Longo from the section of Paola. The fourth official will be Andrea Marzaloni from the section of Rimini. The additional referees are Davide Massa and Massimiliano Irrati.
Serie A – Napoli vs Lazio Called Up Players
Here are LAZIO official called up players by coach Simone Inzaghi for the game against Napoli:
Goalkeepers: Marchetti, Strakosha, Vargic
Defenders: Basta, Bastos, Hoedt, Patric, Radu, Vinicius, Wallace
Midfielders: Biglia, Cataldi, Felipe Anderson, Leitner, Lulic, Milinkovic, Murgia, Parolo
Forwards: Djordjevic, Immobile, Keita, Kishna, Lombardi
Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 12
Napoli – Lazio
Saturday 5 November 2016
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45