Napoli 4-0 Lazio: Luciano Spalletti's side go three points clear of AC Milan at the top of Serie A table after confident victory without injured striker Victor Osimhen
- Napoli were hit by a serious eye injury to key Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen
- But Luciano Spalletti's men delivered an extremely dominant win on Sunday
- Piotr Zielinski, Dries Mertens (twice) and Fabian Ruiz were on the scoresheet
Napoli put on a dazzling display to mark the first anniversary of Diego Maradona's death when they stormed to a 4-0 win over Lazio on Sunday to move three points clear at the top of Serie A.
Club great Maradona died on November 25 last year and to mark the anniversary, Napoli unveiled a statue inside the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium pre-match and wore shirts with the Argentine's face on them for the Lazio clash.
The performance was befitting of the man, too, with the home side blowing away Lazio with a stunning show of attacking football, racing into a 3-0 lead inside 29 minutes thanks to goals from Piotr Zielinski and a double from Dries Mertens.
Napoli linked arms at the end of the game to celebrate a 4-0 victory against Lazio on Sunday
Polish Midfielder Piotr Zielinski scored the first goal at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Dries Mertens (centre) played up top in their first league game since losing Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen to a serious injury - the Belgian forward doubled the lead in the tenth minute
Mertens then made it three on half an hour for the hosts, with Hirving Lozano getting the assist
With the job done, Napoli took their foot off the gas in the second half but Lazio did not register a single shot on or off target in response.
Fabian Ruiz put the icing on the cake with a pinpoint fourth goal late on.
The result moved Napoli three points clear at the top of the standings after second-placed AC Milan slipped to a surprise defeat at home to Sassuolo earlier on Sunday, while Lazio dropped to eighth following their second successive league loss.
Spaniard Fabian Ruiz (pictured) then wrapped up the game with a fourth with five minutes left
Pictured: Visitors Lazio, however, have to reflect on a comprehensive defeat in southern Italy
Former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri (left) will not be pleased with his side's performance
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