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Serie A Preview: Napoli - Lazio
The surprise league leader will look to solidify its title credentials when the club locks horns with the southern Italians at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday.
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NAPOLI
 De Sanctis Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica Maggio, Gargano, Inler, Dossena Hamsik, Lavezzi Cavani |
LAZIO
 Marchetti Konko, Diakite, Biava, Radu Brocchi, Ledesma, Lulic Hernanes Klose, Cisse |
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri will have the luxury of choosing from a fully fit squad as Walter Gargano and Salvatore Aronica will return to the starting XI. However, Mario Santana is still suspended and will miss the encounter.
Lazio boss Edy Reja will be without the services of influential attacking midfielder Stefano Mauri, who is sidelined with an injury. Andre Dias will not feature due to a thigh strain while Javier Garrido and Libor Kozak are also nursing injuries.
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DID YOU KNOW |
- Napoli has only picked up two wins in the last seven Serie A matches (W2 D2 L3).
- Walter Mazzarri's men have kept two clean sheets in their past three games at home.
- The southern Italian outfit ran out a 4-3 winner in last season's encounter with Lazio at the San Paolo.
- Lazio has lost only three times in its last 13 Serie A matches against Napoli (W6 D4 L3).
- The capital city side is currently riding an eight-game unbeaten streak in league play. (W6 D2 L0).
- Edy Reja's men have won their last four matches away from the Stadio Olimpico.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Napoli 1-2 Lazio
- 18.21 %
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Napoli 2-1 Lazio
- 10.76 %
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Napoli 1-1 Lazio
- 9.77 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 7, 2012 | Lazio 3 - Napoli 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Nov 19, 2011 | Napoli 0 - Lazio 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 3, 2011 | Napoli 4 - Lazio 3 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Nov 14, 2010 | Lazio 2 - Napoli 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 3, 2010 | Lazio 1 - Napoli 1 |
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Napoli
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| May 20, 2012 | Juventus 0 - Napoli 2 | ITAC |
| May 13, 2012 | Napoli 2 - Siena 1 | ITA1 |
| May 6, 2012 | Bologna 2 - Napoli 0 | ITA1 |
| May 1, 2012 | Napoli 2 - Palermo 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | AS Roma 2 - Napoli 2 | ITA1 |
Lazio
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| May 13, 2012 | Lazio 3 - Inter 1 | ITA1 |
| May 6, 2012 | Atalanta 0 - Lazio 2 | ITA1 |
| May 2, 2012 | Lazio 1 - Siena 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Udinese 2 - Lazio 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Novara 2 - Lazio 1 | ITA1 |
| 1 | Morgan De Sanctis | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Salvatore Aronica | Defender |
| 28 | Paolo Cannavaro | Defender |
| 14 | Hugo Armando Campagnaro | Defender |
| 8 | Andrea Dossena | Defender |
| 88 | Gökhan Inler | Midfielder |
| 20 | Blerim Dzemaili | Midfielder |
| 11 | Christian Maggio | Midfielder |
| 22 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Striker |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani | Striker |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik | Midfielder |
| 83 | Antonio Rosati | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Ignacio Fideleff | Defender |
| 21 | Federico Fernández | Defender |
| 23 | W. Gargano | Midfielder |
| 29 | Goran Pandev | Striker |
| 9 | Giuseppe Mascara | Striker |
| 99 | Cristiano Lucarelli | Striker |
| 83 | Federico Marchetti | Goalkeeper |
| 26 | Stefan Radu | Defender |
| 33 | Marius Stankevicius | Defender |
| 21 | Mobido Diakite | Defender |
| 29 | Abdoulay Konko | Defender |
| 19 | Senad Lulic | Midfielder |
| 24 | Cristian Ledesma | Midfielder |
| 32 | Cristian Brocchi | Midfielder |
| 8 | Hernanes | Midfielder |
| 14 | Giuseppe Sculli | Striker |
| 9 | Djibril Cissé | Striker |
| 20 | Juan Pablo Carrizo | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Lionel Scaloni | Defender |
| 2 | Guglielmo Stendardo | Defender |
| 27 | Lorik Cana | Midfielder |
| 15 | Alvaro González | Midfielder |
| 11 | Matuzalem | Midfielder |
| 9 | Tommaso Rocchi | Striker |
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Results
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker Milan |
28 | 10 |
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Diego Alberto Milito
Striker Inter |
24 | 8 |
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Antonio Di Natale
Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Edinson Cavani
Striker Napoli |
23 | 3 |
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R. Palacio
Striker Genoa |
19 | 3 |