Ranieri wins the Rome derby again, while Cagliari also triumphs in Serie A
Roma took advantage of a 15-point deficit to arch-rivals Lazio early in the game to push on Claudio Ranieris perfect record in the Rome derby in his third term as Giallorossi coach on Sunday.
The result extended Roma’s unbeaten streak to four games in all competitions and ended a run of three straight away wins for their opponents.
18′ SAELEMAEKEEEEERS! Roma double, 2-0 at Olimpico!!🔥🔥#RomaLazio pic.twitter.com/nl7b0t1U5a
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) January 5, 2025
Monza hosted Cagliari, Genoa visited Lecce and Parma traveled to Turin, where the other Serie A games took place.
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Lorenzo Pellegrini put the finishing touches to a beautiful team goal as Roma took a 1-0 lead against 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 stylish opener after 10 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico, capping a great team move where Alexis Saelemaekers sealed Roma’s 2-0 victory eight minutes later.
Striker Valentin Castellanos was sent off in injury time by fourth-placed Lazio, which is three points ahead of Juventus with a worse goal difference. Roma rose to 10th placetwo points behind Udinese.
4/4 – Claudio #Ranieri became the first manager in #SerieA History won all of its first four derbies against Lazio #Roma Trainer. King.#RomaLazio pic.twitter.com/S066TPui23
– OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 5, 2025
Turin vs. Parma: stalemate in Turin
Four points clear of 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 being held to a 0-0 draw by Parma, although Che Adams’ header would have put them ahead Zion Suzuki not thrown off the assembly line.
Parma, two points clear of the bottom three, had a Matteo Cancellieri goal ruled out for offside and Valentin Mihaila hit the crossbar.
Napoli has returned to the summit 💙🔝 pic.twitter.com/sDmKFkS07Y
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 5, 2025
Monza against Cagliari: Small goals seal the away win
Cagliari overcame a deficit and left the relegation zone on goal difference with a 2-1 win at Monza, who are bottom and seven points from safety.
After Mattia Felici volleyed against the woodwork for the visitors within two minutes, Gianluca Caprari opened the scoring with a penalty.
Nadir Zortea equalized from distance and Roberto Piccoli scored 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-bottom Lecce threatened to score their first point in three games.
Morten Thorsby and Andrea Pinamonti also scored for Genoa before half-time to secure a 0-0 draw, which puts Il Grifone three points above the relegation zone.
