Matteo Politano provided two assists as Napoli made light work of Lazio with a comfortable 2-0 win in a Serie A game staged on Sunday afternoon.
Napoli took the lead when Politano stood up the cross from the right for Leonardo Spinazzola to volley home relatively undisturbed at the back post.
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They Antonio Conte men doubled their lead when Politano floated a free kick into the box and found Amir Rrahmani for a totally free header from 10 yards, steering it in without even needing to jump. Lazio wanted a foul given for the pushing and shoving inside the area, but VAR gave the all-clear.
Lazio finally threatened moments later, Noslin robbing Rrahmani, but he only pulled it back for Cancellieri’s shot charged down by Scott McTominay. It was nearly 3-0 when Eljif Elmas nodded the David Neres cross onto the bar from six yards.
There was nobody ready to meet the Luca Pellegrini pull-back from the left after the restart, while David Neres limped off with a possible ankle sprain.
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Things went from bad to worse for Lazio, who confirmed their terrible disciplinary record. Noslin received one yellow card for a scuffle with Rrahmani, then a second 12 minutes later for a clumsy but not malicious challenge on Alessandro Buongiorno.
Another brawl erupted between Pasquale Mazzocchi and Adam Marusic, who were both sent off after Antonio Conte tried to separate them on the touchline, taking Lazio’s red cards this season up to seven.
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