Roma moved 15 points clear of arch-rivals Lazio to maintain Claudio Ranieri's perfect record in his third Rome derby as Giallorossi manager on Sunday.
The result ended Roma's four-game unbeaten run in all competitions and ended their opponents' three-match away win streak.
18' SAELEMAEKEEES Roma double at Olimpico 2-0!!š„š„# Roma Lazio pic.twitter.com/nl7b0t1U5a
ā Lega Serie A (@SerieA) January 5 2025
Monza hosts Cagliari; Genoa travel to Lecce and Parma travel to Torino in other Serie A games.
Results on 101GreatGoals; Contains all the details on the day's Italian football action, including goals and table implications.
Lorenzo Pellegrini scored a beautiful team goal to give Roma a 1-0 win over Lazio in the Derby della Capitale.
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Roma vs Lazio: City derby
Lorenzo Pellegrini rounded off the opener after 10 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico in a 2-0 win over Roma after eight minutes.
Striker Valentin Castellanos was sent off in extra time for fourth-placed Lazio, three points behind Juventus. Roma moved up to 10th place, two points behind Udinese.
4/4 ā Claudio # Ranieri Became the first manager. # Serie A He won all four of his first derbies against Lazio. #Roma Coach. King.# Roma Lazio pic.twitter.com/S066TPui23
ā OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 5 2025
Torino vs Parma: Unstable in Turin.
Four points above the relegation zone, Torino went five games without a win and failed to score at home after a 0-0 draw with Parma, but Chiadam did not reveal his header despite having put Chiadam in front. Off the line of Zion Suzuki.
Parma, two points adrift of the bottom three, were ruled out for offside by Matteo Cancellieri and Valentin Mihaila's cross hit home.
Napoli are back at the summit. pic.twitter.com/sDmKFkS07Y
ā Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 5 2025
Monza vs Cagliari – Small goals in away wins.
Cagliari came from behind to climb out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Monza on goal difference to move seven points off the bottom.
Gianluca Caprari opened the scoring with a penalty after Mattia Felici hit the woodwork for the visitors two minutes from time.
Nadir Zortea equalized from away, Roberto Piccoli scored the winner after 11 minutes, and Danilo D'Ambrosio headed home from the crossbar for Monza seven minutes later.
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ā Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) January 5 2025
Lecce vs Genoa – The woodwork saves both teams.
Nikola Krstovic hit the far post as third-bottom Lecce threatened to score for the first point after three games.
Morten Thorsby and Andrea Pinamonti hit the woodwork for Genoa before half-time in a 0-0 draw, leaving Il Grifone three points above the relegation zone.