Romagnoli Heroics Go in Vain –

Everlasting Serie A rivals Lazio and Roma shared the spoils within the 162nd version of the enduring Derby della Capitale, a outcome which didn’t do any favor to both crew.

Buoyed by final weekend’s 1-0 triumph at Atalanta, Lazio knew three factors towards Roma would considerably enhance their hopes of securing a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League. Accordingly, Marco Baroni’s facet had the primary likelihood in tonight’s derby, however Mile Svilar thwarted Alessio Romagnoli’s towering header.

Svilar needed to make one other save to disclaim Gustav Isaksen’s curling effort halfway by the primary half, although it was a way more comfy intervention for the Serbian goalkeeper. Nonetheless, Lazio outplayed Roma within the opening 45 minutes, stopping Claudio Ranieri’s crew from creating any hazard in Christos Mandas’ field.

It was like Roma didn’t take Romagnoli’s risk severely. The skilled defender made them pay initially of the second half, latching onto Luca Pellegrini’s cross to open the scoring with a pleasant header. But, Lazio’s lead didn’t final lengthy.

The Giallorossi drew stage halfway by the second half by Matias Soule. The Argentine ahead scored one of many most interesting objectives in current Derby della Capitale reminiscence, beating Christos Mandas with a surprising long-range strike.

Regardless of creating a number of half-chances, Lazio couldn’t discover a well beyond Svilar once more as we take a look at our participant scores.

Lazio (4-2-3-1)

Christos Mandas – 5.5

Roma’s uneventful attacking show made the Greek stopper a mere spectator within the first half.

Luca Pellegrini – 6.5

Matias Soule’s tough ft and tempo gave the Italian left-back a headache, however the ex-Juventus star atoned on the opposite finish of the pitch with an help for Romagnoli.

Alessio Romagnoli – 7.5

Svilar’s good intervention saved him at bay early on, however the former Milan captain held up his finish of the discount towards Artem Dovbyk, neutralizing Roma’s finest goalscorer. However he didn’t miss on the second time of asking.se

Samuel Gigot – 7

Dominant within the air, the Frenchman delivered one other stable efficiency, although there’s nonetheless room for enchancment within the build-up part, the place he usually lacked composure.

Adam Marusic – 6

Marusic got here out second finest in his head-to-head battle with Angelino, who appeared way more threatening going ahead than the Montenegro worldwide.

Matteo Guendouzi – 6

Close to-anonymous within the build-up, the Frenchman no less than fared properly defensively, although he nearly scored with a glancing header on the close to publish early within the second half.

Nicolo Rovella – 6.5

Calm and picked up in possession, the expert midfielder by no means gave the ball away, even in tight areas. Nonetheless, he didn’t take a lot threat both.

Mattia Zaccagni – 6

Lazio followers should have anticipated extra from their captain within the first half. He almost gave them what they needed after the break however missed the goal by an inch from simply outdoors the field.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru – 5

Too gradual to do away with the ball in transition, the Nigerian attacking midfielder usually struggled to make the suitable selection, having one too many touches.

Gustav Isaksen – 6.5

The in-form Danish winger got here near scoring twice earlier than the halftime interval, however Svilar refused to let him get on the scoresheet with phenomenal saves.

Taty Castellanos – 3

It was a irritating evening for the Lazio talisman as he didn’t get the service contained in the penalty space. He would wish to neglect this sport as quickly as attainable.

Substitutes

Pedro – 6

Boulaye Dia – 6.5

Tijjani Noslin – 5.5

Reda Belahyane – 5