Napoli banks on Osimhen’s form to continue a 100% record against Lazio.

Napoli will be banking on the good form of their top striker Victor Osimhen to keep their 100% record in Serie A going when they meet last season’s runners-up, Lazio, who are yet to get off the mark.

The reigning champions saw off Sassuolo, with Osimhen scoring from the spot and then skipper Giovanni Di Lorenzo adding another.

The visitors were reduced to ten men right after the break, which allowed Garcia’s side to ease through to full-time.

Reigning Capocannoniere Osimhen scored his third goal already this season, as Napoli have carried on with their stunning form from last season into this one.

Rudi Garcia’s men are not only scoring and taking three points with regularity, but they are also posting some impressive numbers on both ends of the pitch. Defensively, they look astute in addition to their stunning form in the final third. Now, they take on last season’s runners-up, Lazio, and their former manager, Maurizio Sarri, at the Stadio Maradona.

Sarri will have worries coming into this clash owing to their bad start to their season and overall record against Napoli since 2016.

Lazio have three wins and ten losses in thirteen games against their opponents, but they will take hope from their most recent match at this venue, which ended in a victory.

That stat will not take the focus away from the current reality of Sarri’s men, who are yet to get off the mark in Serie A.

Lazio lost out to Lecce away from home on the opening weekend, and then Genoa managed a narrow win over them in Rome last weekend.

If they manage to lose against Napoli, Sarri’s men will create unwanted history as Lazio, never in their history, have lost the first three games of a Serie A campaign.

The manager will certainly hope that doesn’t happen, but their form points in the other direction compared to Rudi Garcia’s side.

Garcia will thank his stars for a fully fit squad, as he could make slight changes to the team that has won their two games so far. The one significant change on the bench would be the introduction of new arrival Jesper Lindstorm for the departed Hirving Lozano.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was only preferred as a bench option against Sassuolo despite returning to full fitness and might push for a start. Giacomo Raspadori, who has performed exceptionally well, should feel gutted to lose his place in the front three. However, Garcia will feel the Georgian will add a new dimension to a game of this magnitude.

Osimhen will aim to become only the fourth Napoli player to score in each of the team’s first three games as he will lead the line for Garcia’s men. Having his partner in crime, Kvaratskhelia back will only boost his numbers up front, and there is every chance the Nigerian will find the net.

Beyond that, Garcia will likely keep the team and its shape intact, as the manager will line up in a 4-3-3 formation. Stanislav Lobotka will continue to sit at the base of midfield, while Amir Rrahmani and Juan Jesus will marshall the backline for Napoli.PGMOL – the referees’ body – after the game at Old Trafford.