Holder Lazio knocked out of Italian Cup by Napoli

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:45 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 Last Modified: 5:12 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

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NAPLES, Italy - Defending champion Lazio was knocked out of the Italian Cup on Tuesday after a 1-0 loss at Napoli in a match which saw both teams have a player sent off in the first half.

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NAPLES, Italy - Defending champion Lazio was knocked out of the Italian Cup on Tuesday after a 1-0 loss at Napoli in a match which saw both teams have a player sent off in the first half.

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NAPLES, Italy – Defending champion Lazio was knocked out of the Italian Cup on Tuesday after a 1-0 loss at Napoli in a match which saw both teams have a player sent off in the first half.

Napoli will face Fiorentina or Inter Milan in the two-legged semifinals.

“We deserved more, we’re disappointed because we really held this competition dear,” Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi said. “Unfortunately we didn’t manage to turn things our way but I congratulated the guys for their performance.”

Lucas Leiva Pezzini of Lazio, right, receives the red card from referee Davide Massa, during the game against Napoli during their Italian Cup Serie A quarterfinal soccer match at San Paolo stadium in Napoli, Italy, Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020. (LaPresse via AP)

Napoli has lost four of its past five Serie A matches since Gattuso took charge, while Lazio is on a club-record run of 11 successive league wins.

But it was the hosts who took the lead in the second minute, as Lorenzo Insigne beat a couple of Lazio players before firing in from a tight angle.

Lazio could have levelled seven minutes later from a penalty when Napoli defender Elseid Hysaj fouled Felipe Caicedo in the area but Ciro Immobile slipped as he was taking the spot kick.