Roma reduced the 15-point difference over its arch-rival Lazio at the start of play to continue playing Claudio Ranieri A perfect record in the Rome derby in his third spell as coach of the Giallorossi on Sunday.
The result extended Roma's unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions and ended their rival's winning streak of three consecutive victories away from home.
18' SAELEMAEKEEERS! Roma double, 2-0 at the Olimpico!!🔥🔥#Romalazio pic.twitter.com/nl7b0t1U5a
– Italian League (@SerieA) January 5, 2025
Monza hosted Cagliari, Genoa visited Lecce and Parma traveled to Turin in other Serie A matches.
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Lorenzo Pellegrini put the finishing touches on a beautiful goal for the team as Roma took a 1-0 lead over Lazio in the Derby della Capitale 🐺
📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/LwThTWraol
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 5, 2025
Roma vs Lazio: Capital Derby
Lorenzo Pellegrini scored a stunning opener after a brilliant team attack after 10 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico, with Alexis Saelmakers scoring eight minutes later to give Roma a 2-0 win.
Striker Valentin Castellanos was sent off in stoppage time for fourth-placed Lazio, which is three points ahead of Juventus on goal difference. Roma rose to tenth placeTwo points behind Udinese.
4/4 – Claudio #Raniere He became the first director of #SerieA History is able to win all of its first four derbies against Lazio #Rome trainer. king.#Romalazio pic.twitter.com/S066TPui23
– Opta Paulo (@OptaPaolo) January 5, 2025
Torino vs Parma: Draw in Torino
Four points above the relegation zone, Torino went five home games without a win and more than five hours without scoring a home goal after a 0-0 draw with Parma, although Che Adams would have put them ahead had he headed in. He was not notified of the line by Zion Suzuki.
Parma, which is two points behind the third-placed team, scored a goal by Matteo Cancellieri, but the ruling was ruled out for offside, and it hit the woodwork through Valentin Mihaela.
Napoli is back at the top 💙🔝 pic.twitter.com/sDmKFkS07Y
– Italian League (@SerieA_EN) January 5, 2025
Monza vs Cagliari: Small goals guarantee an away win
Cagliari came from behind to get out of the relegation zone on goal difference with a 2-1 victory over Monza, which occupies last place and is seven points away from the safety zone.
After Mattia Felici hit the woodwork within two minutes for the visitors, Gianluca Caprari opened the scoring with a penalty kick.
Nader Zorte equalized from a distance, and Roberto Piccoli scored the winning goal 11 minutes after the start of the second half, while Monza's Danilo D'Ambrosio was sent off seven minutes later.
⚽️🔥#Monza Cagliari pic.twitter.com/haEJ9lClBr
– Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) January 5, 2025
Lecce vs Genoa: Woodwork saves both teams
Nikola Krstovic hit the post from long range as Lecce, third from bottom, threatened to open the scoring en route to their first point in three matches.
Morten Thorsby and Andrea Pinamonti also hit the woodwork for Genoa before half-time in a 0-0 draw, leaving Il Griffoni three points above the relegation zone.
