| Lazio rounded out a disappointing campaign with a second straight victory.
There was only pride at stake at the Olimpico and no fans present due to a ban, so the atmosphere was far from perfect for an entertaining game. Lazio were in turmoil following their Coppa Italia exit and director of sport Walter Sabatini's resignation, especially with rumours Delio Rossi is heading to Napoli next season. Stars Goran Pandev, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Marek Hamsik sat out bans plus the usual list of long-term injuries.
The last top flight edition of this fixture was in January 2001, the visitors running out 2-1 winners. Ighli Tare's header shaved a coat of paint off the upright just two minutes in before Tommaso Rocchi broke the deadlock. He sprung the offside trap on Stefano Mauri's through ball and kept his cool to steer it past Navarro. Rocchi, Tare and Mauri combined with the creative midfielder wasting the opportunity to make it 2-0 when one-on-one with Navarro. Nestor Muslera denied Ezequiel Lavezzi, but Fabio Firmani came off the bench to make it 2-0 when he was quickest to react to a deflected free kick. Maurizio Domizzi gave Napoli a consolation goal late on, pouncing on a defensive error to smash home an angled drive. |