Dramatic derby della capital ends 1-1 - both teams without profit!

Dramatic derby della capital ends 1-1 - both teams without profit!

On April 13, 2025, the Serie a was an exciting derby della capital between Lazio Rom and the AS Roma as part of the 32nd match day. Both teams are in the fight for international qualification places, which also intensified the drama of the encounter. The game ended without a winner with a 1-1 draw, which was an advantage for none of the two teams in the table.

The AS Roma was able to compete with a 15-game-long unbeaten series. Nevertheless, it was not enough to master the strong attacks by the Lazio players. The start of the game was characterized by intensity, which was already documented in the 5th minute with a first yellow card for Leandro Paredes. The first noteworthy chance was Lazio when Alessio Romagnoli started the header, but which could be parried by Romagna goalkeeper Mile Svilar.

The course of the game

Lazio performed aggressively and took the next opportunity: In the 47th minute, Romagnoli scored 1-0 after a free kick by Luca Pellegrini. However, Roma did not let herself get down and found back into play during the second half. Matias Soulé equalized in the 68th minute with an impressive shot from outside the penalty area. His hit hit the bottom edge of the latte and had the stadium shake.

In the further course, both teams pushed to victory, but there was a second goal. The important points in the table were not sufficient for both teams to improve significant. Lazio climbed to sixth place with 56 points, while the AS Roma lingered in seventh place with 65 points.

further developments in the league

The Series A, the highest division in professional football, has experienced ups and downs in the course of 2024/25. While the AS Roma wanted to defend a series of seven wins in the league, but most recently ended with a draw against Juventus, Lazio also had to accept a defeat in the first game of the Europa League quarter-final against Bodo/Glimt.

In other games of the match day, Atalanta Bergamo won 2-0 against FC Bologna. The goals scored Mateo Retegui and Mario Pasalic. In the meantime, Como celebrated a success in 1907 in the duel of the Austrians against FC Turin, with Braunöder sitting on the bench and was injured. In contrast, there were no goals in the encounters between AC Fiorentina and Parma Calcio as well as Hellas Verona and CFC Genoa

Series A consists of 20 teams and was founded in 1898. The championship enables the qualification for UEFA competitions, such as the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League. The first four places in the table entitle the Champions League to participate, while places five and six lead to the Europa League.

The search for a new championship title is still exciting, and the development of the league remains a central topic in Italian football. The number of spectators is mixed, with an average of 30,867 spectators counting in the 2023/24 season.

Overall, the completed derby della capital shows how hard the league is and how important every point is on the way to a European place.