Napoli host Lazio at 20:45 on Tuesday 22 April on matchday 32 in Serie A. The two sides are separated by just two points, with Gennaro Gattuso’s Partenopei on 60 and Simone Inzaghi’s Biancocelesti on 58.

The statistical head-to-head for matchday 32, which is made possible by the dedicated section of the Figc.it website, pits Giovanni Di Lorenzo against Manuel Lazzari.

Di Lorenzo has played five more times than Lazzari this season (29 vs. 24) and featured for an average of 90 minutes compared to his Lazio counterpart’s 80.37. Lazzari has, of course, been substituted more times than the Napoli man (7 vs. 0).

Let’s start with the offensive phase. Both players have scored the same amount of goals (2) and provided the same amount of assists (4), yet Di Lorenzo has a greater shot accuracy (50% vs. 41.7%) and has created more chances (38 vs. 12). Lazzari, meanwhile, has completed more crosses (18 vs. 13) and more dribbles (22 vs. 20).

In terms of defence, the Napoli wideman certainly comes out on top. Di Lorenzo has made more clearances (39 vs. 17), more interceptions (25 vs. 15) and won more duels (41 vs. 8).

The Partenopei star also stands out in terms of distribution as he has completed more passes (1,538 vs. 511) and completes both a higher percentage of his passes in total(86.6% vs. 84.2%) and passes in the opposition half (79.2% vs. 70%).

In disciplinary terms, the 27-year-old former SPAL man has been of the receiving end of fewer fouls (33 vs. 46) and has committed fewer fouls (23 vs. 39) than Di Lorenzo. The Napoli man has been booked eight more times (10 vs. 2), while Lazzari is the only one of the two to have been sent off (once).