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Liverpool, Napoli and the Problem With Systems (The New York Times)

As system clubs start to falter, the future seems to belong to the teams and coaches who are willing to be a little more flexible.

Alaba, to his credit, indulged the nonsense, explaining that the Austrian team voted as a collective and that the majority of the players’ council had favored Messi. The immediate suspicion, where any FIFA award is concerned, is that her victory is a testament to the power of reputation. (A note, here, for the captain of Gabon and the coach of Botswana, who watched Messi inspire Argentina to the World Cup title and both In the case of Putellas, though, it is likely to be something else. And they both rely, essentially, on a conception of soccer as a game defined less by the position of the ball and more by the occupation and creation of space. It is centered, instead, on the ball: As long as his players are close to it, what theoretical position they play does not matter in the slightest. Diniz, like Spalletti, does not believe in assigning his players specific positions or roles, but in allowing them to interchange at will, to respond to the exigencies of the game. Barring any major setbacks, Putellas will feature for Spain at the World Cup that opens in July, and the tournament will be all the better for it. Soccer’s history, though, is a process of call and response, of action and reaction. A team presented in a 4-3-3 on a graphic before kickoff might be playing a 3-5-2 while that image is still fresh in the memory. None of that is to say that formations are completely meaningless. The same goes for all those pithy threads of numbers that are hard-wired into soccer’s vernacular, the communal, universal drop-down list of legitimate patterns in which a team might be arrayed: 3-5-2 and 4-2-3-1 and even the fabled, fading 4-4-2.

Napoli - SS Lazio live: Serie A - Football - Eurosport (Eurosport.com)

Get the latest Football updates on Eurosport. Catch Napoli - SS Lazio live on 03/03/2023. Find scores, stats and comments in real time.

Lazio went closest to opening the scoring early on but that's been the only clear-cut chance of what's been a fairly lacklustre first period. The replay shows the Lazio defender's shoulder connects with Osimhen's face. The Napoli striker takes a sore one as he comes together with Patric. Kvaratskhelia's header lands on Vecino's right foot but he still has it all to do and unleashes a rocket of a half-volley from 25 yards that gives Meret no chance in goal. It's deflected out for a corner, which Lazio are able to eventually clear. It's all Napoli as the hosts chase an equaliser.

Runaway Serie A leader Napoli loses for only second time (USA TODAY)

Lazio's first victory in Naples in almost eight years followed a high-intensity match at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona but with few concrete goalscoring ...

Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel then pulled off a stunning save to keep out a header from Kim Min-Jae on the rebound. Lazio went in front nine minutes later, during Napoli’s best period of the match. Lazio’s first victory in Naples in almost eight years followed a high-intensity match at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona but with few concrete goalscoring opportunities.

Lazio hand Serie A leaders Napoli rare defeat (FRANCE 24)

Matias Vecino's brilliant long-range strike earned Lazio a 1-0 win at Napoli on Friday as the runaway Serie A leaders lost for only the second time in the ...

It is only the fourth time in 25 Serie A this season that Napoli have failed to win. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa saw his drive from distance deflected just over for Napoli, who had won eight in a row and 19 of their last 20 in Serie A -- a run that began with a 2-1 victory away to Lazio in September. Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Matias Vecino's brilliant long-range strike earned Lazio a 1-0 win at Napoli on Friday as the runaway Serie A leaders lost for only the second time in the league this season.

Serie A 2022/23 | Lazio stuns league leaders Napoli (The Hindu)

A second-half strike by midfielder Matias Vecino earned Lazio a 1-0 win over Napoli in Serie A on Friday, ending the runaway leaders' winning streak of ...

"The draw was the correct and fairest thing. (Coach Luciano) Spalletti has been phenomenal." "If you read Napoli's numbers at home, it becomes difficult to think you can win.

Napoli concede first home defeat in Serie A (Xinhua)

ROME, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Napoli were forced to slam the brakes on their winning streak as they fell to Lazio 1-0 on Monday, their first home defeat in ...

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European roundup: Napoli slip to Lazio loss, Dortmund edge ... (The Guardian)

Maurizio Sarri returned to haunt his former club as Matías Vecino's strike sealed Napoli's first home league defeat of the season.

In Ligue 1, Nice’s European hopes suffered a blow as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Auxerre. Dortmund, who take a 1-0 lead to Chelsea on Tuesday for their Champions League last 16 second-leg tie, scored twice from just three shots on goal, going ahead from the penalty spot in the 21st minute. Dortmund move three points clear of Bayern Munich, who have a vastly superior goal difference and a game in hand, away at Stuttgart on Saturday evening. Internazionale in third and Milan, who are fourth, can cut the gap to 15 points with victories this weekend. The Napoli manager felt his team did enough to earn a point. It was the first goal that Napoli have conceded since January, and jolted Luciano Spalletti’s side into life after their attacking talents had failed to shine.

Napoli - Lazio live - Serie A (MARCA.com)

Match ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 1. Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Lazio 1. Offside, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Matías Vecino (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Matías Vecino (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Napoli 0, Lazio 1. Attempt blocked.

Lazio Shock League Leaders Napoli in Focused Win (The Laziali)

Lazio pulled off the impossible in a packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, edging out a 1-0 win over Serie A leaders Napoli. The Partenopei...

The difference maker was midfielder Matias Vecino, who produced a true moment of magic to put Lazio ahead. In a stadium packed with 50,000 home fans, the odds were stacked against the visiting Lazio, but the team showed off their maturity and growth across the 90-minute clash with Napoli, not succumbing to the Partenopei’s pressure and holding firm defensively to see out their 1-0 win. Lazio pulled off the impossible in a packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, edging out a 1-0 win over

Serie A leaders Napoli suffer rare loss to Lazio (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Serie A leaders Napoli suffered a rare defeat on Friday, losing 1-0 on Lazio to drop only their second game of the 2022-23 season.

He found that tiny gap between Rrahmani and the post, so congratulations to Vecino for that finish.” The midfield was the key to this game, for both teams. Inter Milan, the only other team to beat Napoli this season, are in third with 47 points.

Vecino scores as Lazio hand leaders Napoli rare defeat (DAWN.com)

NAPLES: Matias Vecino's brilliant long-range strike earned Lazio a 1-0 win over Napoli in Serie A on Friday, ...

“The draw was the correct and fairest thing. This Napoli team is going to win [the title] and I envy it to death. “If you read Napoli’s numbers at home, it becomes difficult to think you can win.

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