[마이데일리 = 김종국 기자] Although Napoli lost their home match against Lazio, analysis continued that the chances of winning Serie A are still certain.
Napoli lost 0-1 in the 25th round of Serie A in the 2022-23 season against Lazio held at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy on the morning of the 4th (Korea time). With the loss, Napoli recorded 21 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses (65 points), 17 points ahead of second place Lazio (48 points).
FiveThirty8, an American statistical analysis site, predicted the final position of Serie A this season after the match between Napoli and Lazio on the 4th. The media predicted Napoli’s chances of winning Serie A this season at 98%. Napoli suffered their second defeat in Serie A this season, but their chances of winning Serie A remained close to 100%. There was a 99% chance that Napoli would finish fourth or better in Serie A and qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Lazio, who jumped into second place in Serie A with the win over Napoli, were said to have less than a 1% chance of winning Serie A this season. Lazio has risen to second place in the league, but it is almost predicted that there is no chance of winning Serie A this season. Inter Milan (47 points), who played one game less than Lazio, were expected to have a 1% chance of winning Serie A this season.
Napoli’s loss against Lazio is their first loss in Serie A since defeating Inter Milan in January. Napoli, who finished without a goal in all five games held in February, conceded in six games, ending their 9th Serie A win in a row. In the match between Napoli and Lazio, Napoli lost after Lazio midfielder Vessino scored the winning goal from a long shot.
While Kim Min-jae played full-time against Lazio, Whoscored.com, a European football statistics media, gave Kim Min-jae’s performance against Lazio a score of 6.9, and Kim Min-jae recorded the highest score among Napoli players. Regarding Kim Min-jae’s performance against Lazio, Italian media Arenanapoli said, “Lazio tried free kicks and counter-attacks, but they didn’t work. It was Kim Min-jae who neutralized Lazio’s attack. Kim Min-jae won several duels with’ to a strong body Fans at Napoli’s home stadium cheered and shouted “KIM.” The Napoli players were very disappointed with Kim Min-jae, who fell to the ground after the final whistle blew. However, Napoli fans said to the players, “I will be with you, don’t give up.” encouraging the players with a cheering song.”
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