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63% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 37% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Napoli 2 – 4 Lazio 
55′ Gonzalo Higuain 33′ Marco Parolo
64′ Gonzalo Higuain 45′ Antonio Candreva
. 85′ Ogenyi Onazi
. 92′ Miroslav Klose
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 4th position with 63 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Lazio, 3rd position with 66 points and a positive goal difference of +31
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lazio | 37 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 67:36 | 31 | 66 |
| 4 | Napoli | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 68:50 | 18 | 63 |
Lazio winning the duel for a spot in Champions League preliminary after defeating Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium. Lazio keepig the 3rd position while Napoli failed big time. It’s the goodbye of Coach Rafael Benitez failing to give Napoli the chance to be in the Champions League. Napoli will play in the Europa League next season.
There are 58 precedents at the San Paolo Stadium. Stats showing Napoli with 28 wins, Lazio with 9 wins, and 21 draws.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; David López, Inler; Callejón, Hamšík, Mertens; Higuaín
Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Stefano Pioli:
LAZIO (3-4-3): Marchetti; de Vrij, Gentiletti, Maurício; Basta, Parolo, Cataldi, Lulić; Candreva, Đorđević, Felipe Anderson.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top sorer of NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 16 goals
Top scorer of LAZIO: Forward Miroslav Klose with 12 goals
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | Lazio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 16 | 12 | Klose, Miroslav |
| Callejon | 11 | 10 | Felipe Anderson |
| Hamsik, Marek | 8 | 9 | Parolo, Marco |
| Gabbiadini, Manolo | 8 | 9 | Candreva, Antonio |
| Mertens, Dries | 6 | 9 | Mauri, Stefano |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 2 lost
| 23/05/15 | SA | Juventus – Napoli | 3:1 | Round 37 |
| 18/05/15 | SA | Napoli – Cesena | 3:2 | Round 36 |
| 14/05/15 | UELK | Dnipro – Napoli | 1:0 | Semifinal |
Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 25/05/15 | SA | Lazio – Roma | 1:2 | Round 37 | |||
| 20/05/15 | CI | Juventus – Lazio | 2:1 | Final | |||
| 16/05/15 | SA | Sampdoria – Lazio | 0:1 | Round 36 |
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 38
Napoli 2- 4 Lazio
Sunday 31 May 2015
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: CARIOLATO – PADOVAN
Fourth Official: MARZALONI
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: IRRATI
Goals:
Official formations – lineups:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; David López, Inler; Callejón, Hamšík, Mertens; Higuaín.
Subs.: Colombo, Mesto, Strinić, Henrique, Zúñiga, Jorginho, Gargano, Gabbiadini, Insigne, Zapata.
Coach. Benítez
LAZIO (3-4-3): Marchetti; de Vrij, Gentiletti, Maurício; Basta, Parolo, Cataldi, Lulić; Candreva, Đorđević, Felipe Anderson.
Subs.: Berisha, Strakosha, Ciani, Novaretti, Braafheid, Cana, Ledesma, Onazi, Mauri, Keita, Perea, Klose.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
Match Stats
| Napoli | Match Stats | Lazio |
| 2 | Goals | 4 |
| 16(7) | Shots (on goal) | 7(5) |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 63% | Ball Possession | 37% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |