Napoli 1-1 Lazio: Frattesi strike answered by Pedraza own goal

Match overview

Napoli and Lazio shared the points in a 1-1 Serie A draw at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Lazio took a first-half lead through Davide Frattesi, who finished with his left foot in the 28th minute after an assist from Tijjani Noslin. Napoli found their response shortly after the restart, drawing level in the 48th minute when Lazio substitute Alfonso Pedraza turned the ball into his own net.

Neither side could find a late winner, despite a game that remained remarkably even in its most basic attacking returns. Both Napoli and Lazio recorded 15 shots, six efforts on target and six corners. Lazio had a slight edge in possession, 51% to 49%, and completed 422 passes from 486 attempts, compared with Napoli’s 388 successful passes from 459.

Lazio strike first

The visitors made their breakthrough on 28 minutes. Frattesi’s left-footed finish made it 0-1, with Noslin credited for the assist. It was Lazio’s only goal of the afternoon, but it gave them the advantage at half-time.

Lazio made an early enforced-looking change only in the sense of timing, though no reason is recorded: Diogo Leite replaced Josip Sutalo in the 33rd minute. At half-time, Alfonso Pedraza came on for Nuno Tavares, before becoming central to the defining moment of the second half.

Napoli’s immediate reply

Napoli restored parity in the 48th minute through Pedraza’s own goal, just two minutes after his introduction. It was the only goal of the second half and ensured that Napoli recovered from their first-half deficit.

The home side posted the stronger numbers in several attacking-creation measures. Napoli produced 47 dangerous attacks to Lazio’s 39, made 13 key passes to Lazio’s 10 and created all three of the match’s recorded big chances. Those three opportunities were also recorded as missed, a statistic that underlined the fine margins in a match that finished level.

Napoli also delivered 21 crosses, with four accurate, compared with Lazio’s 12 crosses and two accurate. Their 11 goal attempts edged Lazio’s eight, while their 11 shots from inside the box were three more than the visitors’ eight. Yet the final count of shots on target stood at six apiece, and the goalkeepers were kept busy: Vanja Milinković-Savić made five saves for Napoli and Christos Mandas made six for Lazio.

Late changes, no breakthrough

Both benches were active as the match moved into its final half-hour. Lazio made five substitutions in total, while Napoli made four. Napoli introduced Frank Anguissa in the 69th minute, followed by Lorenzo Lucca and Matteo Politano in the 74th, and Giovane in the 83rd. Lazio brought on Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Manuel Lazzari in the 61st minute, then Matteo Cancellieri in the 78th.

The discipline count leaned against Napoli, who received three yellow cards to Lazio’s one. Noa Lang was booked in the 44th minute, Billy Gilmour in the 65th and Antonio Vergara in the 66th. Pedraza received Lazio’s yellow card in the 78th minute.

Standout performers

Milinković-Savić was named Player of the Match with a rating of 7.73, narrowly ahead of Mandas on 7.68. The two goalkeeper ratings align with a contest in which both teams hit the target six times and neither could turn a level score into a decisive advantage.

For Lazio, Reda Belahyane earned a 7.37 rating, while Noslin recorded 7.25 and supplied the assist for Frattesi’s opener. Frattesi finished on 7.03. Napoli’s highest-rated outfield players were Amir Rrahmani at 7.24 and Mathías Olivera at 7.12.

The result leaves the fixture as a competitive draw: Lazio’s first-half precision gave them the lead, while Napoli’s second-half equaliser and greater volume of recorded big chances ensured they took a point from a closely matched contest.