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&lt;p&gt;Plenty of eyes will be on the Stadio Maradona when Napoli take on Lazio at 20:45 CET just a few days after their clash in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Partenopei want to pick up their third consecutive victory to try and move further clear and put clear daylight between themselves and a fellow contender for the title.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio, meanwhile, are aiming to bounce back from their defeat to Parma and keep themselves in a good position to challenge for the Scudetto.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD TO HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio are unbeaten in their last three Serie A games against Napoli (W2 D1), having lost all four of their previous matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Napoli have scored an average of 2.8 goals in their last 12 home games against Lazio in Serie A (34 in total), winning eight of those games (D1 L3); however, they have lost the two most recent ones and have never suffered more than two consecutive home defeat against these opponents in the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio are the team against which Napoli have won the most matches in Serie A (54) and scored their-second most goals against (192, more only against Bologna, 197).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio are unbeaten in three of their last four matches against the league leaders at the start of the matchday (two wins, including one against Napoli, and a draw); Biancocelesti had lost 16 of their previous 17 such matches (1W).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Napoli have kept a clean sheet in nine games this season, only fewer than Juventus (10); only once in their history have the Partenopei achieved double figures for clean sheets in their first 15 games of the season in Serie A, in 1970/71.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio and Napoli (both four) are the two teams that have scored the most goals in this Serie A during second half injury time; more generally, only Atalanta (18) have scored more goals than the Biancoceleste (17) during the second half in 2024-25.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio are Giovanni Simeone`s favourite opposition in Serie A, thanks to eight goals in 14 matches: the Napoli striker is currently the player in the competition who has scored the most goals against the Biancocelesti.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mattia Zaccagni is one of two Italian players, with Riccardo Orsolini, who has scored at least five goals in each of the last five Serie A seasons (five goals for the Biancoceleste in the current tournament). The Lazio player has been involved in three goals against Napoli in the competition (two goals and one assist), however, he has neither scored nor provided an assist away from home against this opponent in the tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Rovella (Lazio)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Isaksen, Gila e Castellanos (Lazio)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;COLOMBO (BACCINI – DEL GIOVANE), IV:&amp;nbsp;AURELIANO, VAR: FABBRI, AVAR:&amp;nbsp;MERAVIGLIA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese-Napoli (Saturday 14 December, 18:00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio-Inter (Monday 16 December, 20:45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

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Plenty of eyes will be on the Stadio Maradona when Napoli take on Lazio at 20:45 CET just a few days after their clash in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa.The Partenopei want to pick up their third consecutive victory to try and move further clear and put clear daylight between themselves and a fellow contender for the title.Lazio, meanwhile, are aiming to bounce back from their defeat to Parma and keep themselves in a good position to challenge for the Scudetto. HEAD TO HEADLazio are unbeaten in their last three Serie A games against Napoli (W2 D1), having lost all four of their previous matches.Napoli have scored an average of 2.8 goals in their last 12 home games against Lazio in Serie A (34 in total), winning eight of those games (D1 L3); however, they have lost the two most recent ones and have never suffered more than two consecutive home defeat against these opponents in the competition.Lazio are the team against which Napoli have won the most matches in Serie A (54) and scored their-second most goals against (192, more only against Bologna, 197).&nbsp;DID YOU KNOWLazio are unbeaten in three of their last four matches against the league leaders at the start of the matchday (two wins, including one against Napoli, and a draw); Biancocelesti had lost 16 of their previous 17 such matches (1W).Napoli have kept a clean sheet in nine games this season, only fewer than Juventus (10); only once in their history have the Partenopei achieved double figures for clean sheets in their first 15 games of the season in Serie A, in 1970/71.Lazio and Napoli (both four) are the two teams that have scored the most goals in this Serie A during second half injury time; more generally, only Atalanta (18) have scored more goals than the Biancoceleste (17) during the second half in 2024-25. PLAYERSLazio are Giovanni Simeone`s favourite opposition in Serie A, thanks to eight goals in 14 matches: the Napoli striker is currently the player in the competition who has scored the most goals against the Biancocelesti.Mattia Zaccagni is one of two Italian players, with Riccardo Orsolini, who has scored at least five goals in each of the last five Serie A seasons (five goals for the Biancoceleste in the current tournament). The Lazio player has been involved in three goals against Napoli in the competition (two goals and one assist), however, he has neither scored nor provided an assist away from home against this opponent in the tournament. DISCIPLINESuspended: Rovella (Lazio)Cautioned: Isaksen, Gila e Castellanos (Lazio)&nbsp;&nbsp; REFEREECOLOMBO (BACCINI – DEL GIOVANE), IV:&nbsp;AURELIANO, VAR: FABBRI, AVAR:&nbsp;MERAVIGLIA UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AUdinese-Napoli (Saturday 14 December, 18:00 CET)Lazio-Inter (Monday 16 December, 20:45 CET) (Photo Getty Images)

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