Serie A Regular Season - 4

Lazio 0 - 1 FT AS Roma

Stadio Olimpico

Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching

Futmetrix Verdict
58
FT
Sun, Sep 21
Italiano
Lazio
0-1
AS Roma
⚡ Intensity 50
⚖️ Balance 20
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 0
Pellegrini strike settles chaotic Rome derby.

Pellegrini Decides Derby as Lazio See Red

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 58/100. A clinical first-half strike and a complete late-game disciplinary meltdown defined a high-stakes Derby della Capitale dominated by Roman tension.

Tactical Cage Match at the Olimpico

The Stadio Olimpico was a cauldron of noise as the match began with the expected caution of a fierce local rivalry. Both sides struggled to impose their will early on, resulting in a Balance score of 2.8 that reflected the tactical stalemate in the middle of the pitch. Manu Koné was the standout figure for the visitors, providing a robust shield for the backline and winning crucial duels that prevented Lazio from establishing any sustained pressure. The opening half-hour was characterized by high-tempo pressing but few clear-cut chances, as both managers prioritized defensive solidity over attacking flair in a match where the first mistake felt like it would be the last.

The Captain’s Connection

The deadlock was finally shattered in the 38th minute through a moment of pure quality from the AS Roma midfield. Matías Soulé, who tormented the opposition with three key passes, found the perfect lane to feed L. Pellegrini. The captain’s finish was unerring, marking the only lead change of the afternoon and shifting the momentum firmly toward the Giallorossi. Despite having 49% possession, Lazio lacked a clinical edge, managing only two shots on target throughout the entire match. The goal forced the hosts to chase the game, but their build-up play remained disjointed against a disciplined Roma defensive block that refused to buckle under pressure.

Disciplinary Collapse and Aftermath

As the clock ticked toward full-time, the Stakes of the match became too much for the hosts to handle. An Intensity rating of 7.8 captures the frantic and increasingly ill-tempered closing stages. The frustration boiled over in the 86th minute when Reda Belahyane was shown a straight red card for a reckless foul, effectively ending Lazio's hopes of an equalizer. Things went from bad to worse in stoppage time as Mattéo Guendouzi was also dismissed following a heated argument with the officials. This 1-0 victory propels AS Roma into the top four, while the loss leaves Lazio languishing in 13th place with serious questions to answer regarding their discipline and form.

Key Questions

How did the red card for Reda Belahyane impact the match?

Belahyane's 86th-minute dismissal killed Lazio's momentum, leaving them shorthanded and unable to mount a final push for an equalizer.

What does this mean for Lazio's season?

With three losses in four games, Lazio's poor form and lack of goals are becoming a serious concern for their top-table ambitions.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
49%
51%
Lazio 49%
AS Roma 51%
Shots
10
13
Lazio 10
AS Roma 13
Shots on Target
2
6
Lazio 2
AS Roma 6
Expected Goals (xG)
1.04
1.16
Lazio 1.04
AS Roma 1.16
Passes
390
408
Lazio 390
AS Roma 408
Pass Accuracy
81%
82%
Lazio 81%
AS Roma 82%
Corners
3
6
Lazio 3
AS Roma 6
Fouls
14
22
Lazio 14
AS Roma 22
Yellow Cards
1
1
Lazio 1
AS Roma 1
Red Cards
2
0
Lazio 2
AS Roma 0

Match Events

14' 🔄 F. Dele-Bashiru R. Belahyane
L. Pellegrini (M. Soule) 38'
HT
46' 🔄 N. Tavares L. Pellegrini
46' 🔄 N. Rovella D. Cataldi
62' 🔄 B. Dia T. Castellanos
E. Ferguson A. Dovbyk 🔄 66'
L. Pellegrini N. Pisilli 🔄 73'
M. Soule T. Baldanzi 🔄 73'
79' 🔄 Pedro T. Noslin
Angelino K. Tsimikas 🔄 81'
B. Cristante N. El Aynaoui 🔄 81'
Evan Ndicka 🟨 83'
86' 🟥 Reda Belahyane
90'+7 🟥 Mattéo Guendouzi
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Lazio

Goalkeepers
I. Provedel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
A. Marusic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Gila
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Romagnoli
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
N. Tavares
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
M. Guendouzi
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
0
Fouls
7.3
Rating
N. Rovella
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
F. Dele-Bashiru
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
14
Entry
Forwards
Pedro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
79
Entry
B. Dia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
M. Zaccagni
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
C. Mandas
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
A. Furlanetto
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
L. Pellegrini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Patric
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Hysaj
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
O. Provstgaard
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
P. Pinelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
R. Belahyane
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.3
Rating
D. Cataldi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
V. Farcomeni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
T. Castellanos
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
T. Noslin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. Isaksen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Cancellieri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

AS Roma

Goalkeepers
M. Svilar
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Z. Celik
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. Mancini
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
E. Ndicka
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
D. Rensch
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Kone
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
B. Cristante
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
Angelino
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Forwards
L. Pellegrini
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
M. Soule
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
E. Ferguson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
66
Total Mins
66
Entry
BENCH
D. S. Vasquez Llach
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
P. Gollini
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
K. Tsimikas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Ziolkowski
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Buba Aboubacar
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Ghilardi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N. El Aynaoui
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N. Pisilli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
T. Baldanzi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
A. Dovbyk
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. El Shaarawy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
13/04/2025 Lazio 1 - 1 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
05/01/2025 AS Roma 2 - 0 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
06/04/2024 AS Roma 1 - 0 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
10/01/2024 Lazio 1 - 0 AS Roma Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
12/11/2023 Lazio 0 - 0 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
19/03/2023 Lazio 1 - 0 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
06/11/2022 AS Roma 0 - 1 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
20/03/2022 AS Roma 3 - 0 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
26/09/2021 Lazio 3 - 2 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
13/04/2025
1 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
05/01/2025
2 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
06/04/2024
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
10/01/2024
1 - 0
Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
12/11/2023
0 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
19/03/2023
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
06/11/2022
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
20/03/2022
3 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
26/09/2021
3 - 2
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
Lazio Win
AS Roma Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Napoli 4 12 9 3 +6 WNapoli 3 - 2 Pisa (22-09-2025)WFiorentina 1 - 3 Napoli (13-09-2025)WNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)WSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)
2 Juventus 4 10 8 4 +4 DVerona 1 - 1 Juventus (20-09-2025)WJuventus 4 - 3 Inter (13-09-2025)WGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)WJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
3 AC Milan 4 9 7 2 +5 WUdinese 0 - 3 AC Milan (20-09-2025)WAC Milan 1 - 0 Bologna (14-09-2025)WLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)LAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
4 AS Roma 4 9 3 1 +2 WLazio 0 - 1 AS Roma (21-09-2025)LAS Roma 0 - 1 Torino (14-09-2025)WPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)WAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
5 Atalanta 4 8 9 3 +6 WTorino 0 - 3 Atalanta (21-09-2025)WAtalanta 4 - 1 Lecce (14-09-2025)DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
6 Cremonese 4 8 5 3 +2 DCremonese 0 - 0 Parma (21-09-2025)DVerona 0 - 0 Cremonese (15-09-2025)WCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)WAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
7 Cagliari 4 7 5 3 +2 WLecce 1 - 2 Cagliari (19-09-2025)WCagliari 2 - 0 Parma (13-09-2025)LNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
8 Como 4 7 5 3 +2 WFiorentina 1 - 2 Como (21-09-2025)DComo 1 - 1 Genoa (15-09-2025)LBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)WComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
9 Udinese 4 7 4 5 -1 LUdinese 0 - 3 AC Milan (20-09-2025)WPisa 0 - 1 Udinese (14-09-2025)WInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Verona (25-08-2025)
10 Inter 4 6 11 7 +4 WInter 2 - 1 Sassuolo (21-09-2025)LJuventus 4 - 3 Inter (13-09-2025)LInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)WInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
11 Bologna 4 6 3 3 0 WBologna 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2025)LAC Milan 1 - 0 Bologna (14-09-2025)WBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)LAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
12 Torino 4 4 1 8 -7 LTorino 0 - 3 Atalanta (21-09-2025)WAS Roma 0 - 1 Torino (14-09-2025)DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)LInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
13 Lazio 4 3 4 4 0 LLazio 0 - 1 AS Roma (21-09-2025)LSassuolo 1 - 0 Lazio (14-09-2025)WLazio 4 - 0 Verona (31-08-2025)LComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
14 Sassuolo 4 3 4 7 -3 LInter 2 - 1 Sassuolo (21-09-2025)WSassuolo 1 - 0 Lazio (14-09-2025)LCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)LSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)
15 Verona 4 3 2 6 -4 DVerona 1 - 1 Juventus (20-09-2025)DVerona 0 - 0 Cremonese (15-09-2025)LLazio 4 - 0 Verona (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Verona (25-08-2025)
16 Genoa 4 2 2 4 -2 LBologna 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2025)DComo 1 - 1 Genoa (15-09-2025)LGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)
17 Fiorentina 4 2 3 6 -3 LFiorentina 1 - 2 Como (21-09-2025)LFiorentina 1 - 3 Napoli (13-09-2025)DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
18 Parma 4 2 1 5 -4 DCremonese 0 - 0 Parma (21-09-2025)LCagliari 2 - 0 Parma (13-09-2025)DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)LJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
19 Pisa 4 1 3 6 -3 LNapoli 3 - 2 Pisa (22-09-2025)LPisa 0 - 1 Udinese (14-09-2025)LPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
20 Lecce 4 1 2 8 -6 LLecce 1 - 2 Cagliari (19-09-2025)LAtalanta 4 - 1 Lecce (14-09-2025)LLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)