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45% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 55% Ball Possession LAZIO
AS Roma 2 – 0 Lazio 
10′ Edin Dzeko (pen)
63′ Gervinho
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 23 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Lazio, 8th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25:13 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | Lazio | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16:18 | -2 | 18 |
It’s Derby time! An exciting Roma Derby with the Roman gladiators defeating Lazio at the Olimpico. Roma are 1 point below the leaders Fiorentina and Inter having 24 points each. There are 145 Roma Derby in Serie A and a total of 179 including all competitions.
Roma opening the score! Referee Tagliavento giving a penalty to Roma in the 9th minute. Penalty conceded by Lazio defender Santiago Gentiletti after a foul on Roma forward Edin Dzeko. It is Dzeko himself to convert the penalty defeating goalkeeper Federico Marchetti with a right footed shot in the center. Gentiletti also getting a yellow card.
Say no more. Roma increasing the score in the 63rd minute with forward Gervinho defeating goalkeeper Marchetti with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Radja Nainggolan.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
- There are 71 precedents between AS Roma and Lazio at the Olimpio Stadium. Stats showing AS Roma with 26 wins, 32 draws, and Lazio with 13 wins. Out of the 148 goals, Roma scoring 89 goals and Lazio 59.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS Roma (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Torosidis, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Nainggolan, Vainqueur; Gervinho, Salah, Iago Falque; Džeko.
Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Stefano Pioli:
Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Maurício, Gentiletti, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Lulić; Candreva, Djordjević, Felipe Anderson.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Mohamed Salah, Pjanic, and Gervinho with 5 goals each.
Top scorer for LAZIO: Felipe Anderson with 4 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Lazio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | 5 | 4 | Felipe Anderson |
| Pjanic, Miralem | 5 | 3 | Biglia, Lucas |
| Gervinho | 5 | 2 | Kishna, Ricardo |
| Florenzi, Alessandro | 2 | 2 | Matri, Alessandro |
| Manolas, Konstantinos | 1 | 2 | Djordjevic, Filip |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 04/11/15 | UCLG | Roma – Leverkusen | 3:2 | Matchday 4 | |||
| 31/10/15 | SA | Inter – Roma | 1:0 | Round 11 | |||
| 28/10/15 | SA | Roma – Udinese | 3:1 | Round 10 |
Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 05/11/15 | UELG | Rosenborg – Lazio | 0:2 | Matchday 4 | |||
| 01/11/15 | SA | Lazio – Milan | 1:3 | Round 11 | |||
| 28/10/15 | SA | Atalanta – Lazio | 2:1 | Round 10 |
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Photos of the match AS Roma vs Lazio courtesy of asroma.it
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 12
AS Roma 2 – 0 Lazio
Sunday 8 November 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
15:00
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: TONOLINI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: MAZZOLENI
Goals: 10′ Edin Dzeko (R)(pen), 63′ Gervinho (R)
Official starting lineups – formations:
AS Roma (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Torosidis, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Nainggolan, Vainqueur; Gervinho, Salah, Iago Falque; Džeko.
Coach. Garcia
Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Maurício, Gentiletti, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Lulić; Candreva, Djordjević, Felipe Anderson.
Coach. Pioli
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | Lazio |
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 14(2) | Shots (on goal) | 7(2) |
| 20 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 45% | Ball Possession | 55% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |