Preview

A derby that matters

Napoli and Lazio meet in the first Derby del Sole of the season with both sides chasing a Champions League place and the home team protecting a ten-match unbeaten run.

Coming up23 Dec 2063

Expected line-ups

Each side's usual system and players over its recent matches, without the injured: a likely eleven, not the team news.

Napoli4-4-2

Cotrina Assélé Meschini Escobar Puig Yildiz Montes Herrera Poziello Pirson Karagula

• Out: Dieudonné Defevere (goalkeeper, injured: broken hand, back about 22 January)

S.S. Lazio4-2-3-1 DM AM Wide

Roman Salazar Coly Gallinetta Pirrone Julve Christian José Girón El Amrani Jan Bakker

• Out: Nicola Grimaldi (centre-back, injured: torn hamstring, back about 24 February)

Form

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	FC Internazionale Milano	18	+33	45
2	Juventus	18	+29	43
3	ACF Fiorentina	18	+16	41
4	Napoli	18	+18	37
5	S.S. Lazio	18	+12	33
6	AC Milan	18	+5	29
7	Empoli Football Club	18	-4	27
8	Roma	18	+1	25
9	Frosinone	18	+5	24
10	Atalanta	18	-5	24
11	Brescia	17	-4	21
12	Crotone	18	-6	21
13	U.S. Sassuolo	18	-12	21
14	Udinese Calcio	18	-9	19
15	Bologna FC 1909	18	-10	19
16	Torino	18	-6	18
17	Bari	18	-6	17
18	Perugia	18	-14	11
19	Cittadella	18	-18	10
20	Cosenza	17	-25	9

Head to head

• S.S. Lazio 2-2 Napoli Italian Serie A
• Napoli 5-2 S.S. Lazio Italian Serie A
• Napoli 3-1 S.S. Lazio Italian Serie A
• S.S. Lazio 0-2 Napoli Italian Serie A
• Napoli 2-0 S.S. Lazio Italian Serie A