Two out of two. The Lazio repeats Coppa Italia feat even in the championship, this time even at Maradona, beating Napoli is preferably used for second time in three days.1-0 signed Isaksen it's very heavy for her, having remained attached to Inter and Fiorentina (also winning against Cagliari with the same result) and for the whole Serie A, since yesterday officially commanded by Atalanta. Count chews bitter, after a week that saw them first exit the Coppa Italia and then lose first place in the standings, virtually behind Inter and Fiorentina (one of the two, by winning the recovery match, would overtake them), while Gasperini, Inzaghi, Palladino and Baroni are smiling happily, for a race for the Scudetto that is more exciting than ever.
Napoli – Lazio 0-1: Isaksen takes Baroni to the skies and knocks Conte down
Il the minute that changes the championship is the 79th, when Isaac collects a throw from Noslin, swerves to Olivera and beats the blameless Meret with a left-footed shot powerful and precise. At that moment Lazio understands that the feat, because that is what it is, is really close, while Napoli sees a lead in the standings that had lasted for two months vanish. scepter of the command so it goes to Gasperini and it certainly cannot be said that it is not deserved: let's not forget, in fact, that Atalanta gave a real lesson to the Azzurri in the direct clash on November 3, with a superiority also certified by the standings.
Lazio thus erases the disappointment of Parma, even if a bit of regret remains: without that defeat, in fact, she would be there to keep the Goddess company at the top of the championship. In any case Baroni has immediately corrected the route, first taking the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, then conquering the Maradona and returning to the race for the top. Tale instead must think carefully on what happened, because if on Thursday the explanation could have been the maxi-turnover, yesterday all the starters were there, and yet the superiority over the opponents was not seen. Lazio, on the contrary, created more occasions and deserved the victory, net of a match based on defense and counterattacks. The match, as we suspected on the eve, was much less open than in the Cup, with theagonism to reign supreme. The goal opportunities can be counted on the fingers of one hand: one each in the first half (McTominay and Isaksen), as many in the second (Dele-Bashiru's crossbar and Anguissa's post), until the decisive play by the Dane, one of the most revitalised by the Baroni treatment.
Napoli attempted a final forcing to at least get to a draw, but without managing to create anything significant, prisoner of a Lukaku only a relative of the one who was (and Maradona, at the time of the change with Simeone, loudly booed him) and of a kvaratskhelia too far from the goal to leave a mark. Lazio, on the other hand, is enjoying the moment and preparing as best as possible for a truly important week, with Ajax and Inter who will have a lot to say about both their path in the Europa League and in the championship.
Baroni: “Victory that gives us depth, but the real challenge is with ourselves”
"Good game, played well as we wanted – he exulted Baroni -. These are tests for us, exams, we want difficult matches, strong opponents to raise our level and be increasingly competitive. Congratulations to the team, to those who started and to those who joined later, I saw great availability from the group right from the start. I tell the guys that these races raise our level, but the challenge is with ourselves, to show that we are at the same level as those higher up in the table. We want to make a good impression through the game and we did it except in the last fifteen minutes of the first half, when we got nervous and went a bit out of our game. Now I want the team to keep humility, we work on this but the path is long. Our goal is to improve in our work, when we play these games we are happy because they give us depth. I know that Lazio is a strong team, that plays, but I also know very well that we must always stay attached to the work, because going up is tiring, while going down is very fast”.
Conte: “No disappointment, the path is right but we need more quality up front”
“What we saw on the field told us that the path we are taking is the right one – the analysis of Tale -. We always want to attack the game and create dangerous situations. Of course, We need to improve a lot in the last step, but I'm not disappointed with the performance, the boys gave it their all with great spirit. There is no disappointment nor dissatisfaction, perhaps in the future there will be other stumbles, but I always want to see an aggressive and never tamed team, even if in the last thirty meters we need to have more quality. We are working hard, I don't want to see a team entrenched: we want to play the game, not create walls. I repeat, our quality players must make the difference".
