Roma overcame a 15-point gap to Lazio at the start of the match to go on by Claudio Ranieri perfect record in the Rome derby in his third spell as Giallorossi manager on Sunday.
The result extended Roma’s unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions and ended their opponents’ three-match away win streak.
18′ SAELEMAEKEEEERS! Roma double, 2-0 at the Olimpico!!🔥🔥#RomaLazio pic.twitter.com/nl7b0t1U5a
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) January 5, 2025
Monza hosted Cagliari, Genoa visited Lecce and Parma traveled to Torino in the other Serie A matches to be played.
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Lorenzo Pellegrini puts the finishing touches on a beautiful team goal as Roma take a 1-0 lead against Lazio in the Derby della Capitale 🐺
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— Soccer on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 5, 2025
Roma vs Lazio: Capital Derby
Lorenzo Pellegrini curled in a classy opener at the culmination of a superb team move after 10 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico, before Alexis Saelemaekers fired home eight minutes later as Roma won 2-0.
Striker Valentin Castellanos was sent off in added time for fourth-placed Lazio, who are three points above Juventus on goal difference. Roma rose to 10th placetwo points behind Udinese.
4/4 – Claudio #Ranieri became the first manager in #SerieA history able to win all his first four derbies against Lazio as #Roma coach. King.#RomaLazio pic.twitter.com/S066TPui23
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 5, 2025
Torino vs Parma: Stalemate in Turin
Four points above the relegation zone, Torino have gone five home games without a win and more than five hours without a goal on their own turf after drawing 0-0 with Parma, although Che Adams would put them ahead with his head. not captured by Zion Suzuki.
Parma, who are two points off the bottom three, had a Matteo Cancellieri goal ruled out for offside and hit the woodwork through Valentin Mihaila.
Napoli is back at the summit 💙🔝 pic.twitter.com/sDmKFkS07Y
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 5, 2025
Monza – Cagliari: Small goals seal away victory
Cagliari came from behind to climb out of the relegation zone on goal difference with a 2-1 win at Monza, who are seven points off the bottom.
After Mattia Felici volleyed against the woodwork inside two minutes for the visitors, Gianluca Caprari opened the scoring with a penalty.
Nadir Zortea equalized from distance and Roberto Piccoli hit the winner 11 minutes after the break, with Danilo D’Ambrosio sent off for Monza seven minutes later.
⚽️🔥#MonzaCagliari pic.twitter.com/haEJ9lClBr
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) January 5, 2025
Lecce vs Genoa: Woodwork saves both teams
Nikola Krstovic hit the post from distance as third-placed Lecce threatened to open the scoring on their way to a first point in three games.
Morten Thorsby and Andrea Pinamonti also hit the woodwork for Genoa before half-time in the 0-0 draw, which leaves Il Grifone three points above the relegation zone.
