Red-carded Acerbi's 149-match run ends as Napoli beat Lazio


Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v Lazio - Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy - January 20, 2019 Napoli's Arkadiusz Milik scores their second goal REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

MILAN (Reuters) - Napoli scored twice before halftime and hit the woodwork three times in Sunday's 2-1 Serie A win over Lazio, who had defender Francesco Acerbi sent off to end his remarkable run of 149 consecutive matches.

The win, their 15th in 20 league games this season, left second-placed Napoli six points behind leaders Juventus who host bottom club Chievo on Monday while Lazio dropped out of the Champions League places.

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