A scoreless clash at Olimpico

The match between Lazio and Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome ended in a scoreless draw.

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Both teams were held to a scoreless draw due to the absence of their key forwards.

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Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni were both suspended for the home team,

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while Napoli’s long list of absentees featured Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia,

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the attack partners who led them to the Serie A championship the previous year.

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The result places Lazio two points behind fourth place and Napoli four points behind the coveted UEFA Champions League positions.

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The chances were few and far between on a night when both teams had the possibility to win a significant scalp in the quest for the top four,

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but the outcome left Lazio only two points behind fourth place.

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