Napoli 1-1 Lazio: Pedraza scores an own goal

Lazio extended their unbeaten run in Serie A with a 1-1 draw at the Diego Maradona Stadium against Napoli. Davide Frattesi put the visitors ahead shortly before half-time, but they avoided losing points in the third minute of the second half when Pedraza turned the ball into his own net. Pedraza was trying to stop Scott McTominay, who was reaching for a cross from Noa Lang on the left flank, and diverted the ball into his own goal.

Head coach Max Allegri was under heavy pressure after defeats to Juventus and Porto. De Laurentiis visited the training ground on Friday. Sporting director Giovanni Manna described the situation before the match as unacceptable. Gennaro Gattuso, returning to his former club, had seen his side win their last six Serie A matches. Because the match was classified as high risk, Lazio fans were not allowed to travel to the away game.

Napoli were denied a goal from Højlund in the 42nd minute of the first half when Christos Mandas cleared the ball off the line. In the second half, Mandas stopped a close-range shot from McTominay and a one-on-one chance for De Bruyne. The home side failed to find the winning goal. With this result, Lazio rose to 29 points, two points ahead of Roma. Napoli remained on 15 points. Napoli earned points from a Serie A match in which they had fallen behind this season for the first time, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight matches. Inter host Como tonight.