Lazio vs. Roma: the derby at lunchtime!

The Eternal City comes to a standstill for the derby, which is set to kick off at lunchtime for the first time in eight years. Following a win over Verona in between defeats to Como and Sassuolo, Lazio head into the clash on three points. Roma, who started the season well with victories over Bologna and Pisa but lost to Torino last time out, have three more points than their cross-city rivals.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 92 official derbies hosted by Lazio since the inception of the single roundrobin format in 1929/30, with a record of 32 wins for the Biancocelesti, 30 draws, and 30 victories for the Giallorossi. Since Roma’s most recent win away to Lazio—2–0 in Serie A in December 2016 (goals by Strootman and Nainggolan)—ten city derbies have been played: six won by Lazio and four ending in draws. Across those ten winless derbies, Roma have scored four goals; in seven of the ten, they failed to find the net.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Derby della Capitale had not been played in September since 2021, when Lazio won 3–2: Milinković-Savić, Pedro, and Felipe Anderson scored for Lazio; Ibañez and Veretout (pen.) for Roma. In the first three matchdays of the 2025/26 Serie A season, Roma have gone in at half-time at 0–0 each time. Three goals have been recorded so far—two scored (Wesley 53', Soulé 55') and one conceded (Simeone 59')—all within the first 15 minutes of the second half.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Facing off are the two oldest head coaches among the 20 in Serie A 2025/26: Gasperini (born 1958) and Sarri (1959). Maurizio Sarri leads Gian Piero Gasperini seven wins to six, with eight draws, across their 21 previous meetings. Mattia Zaccagni has scored two career goals against Roma, both decisive for Lazio: 1–0 in Serie A on 19 March 2023, and 1–0 in the Coppa Italia on 10 January 2024 (pen.). Among the current squads, the player with the most goals in Roma–Lazio derbies is Lorenzo Pellegrini, with three—one each in 2018/19, 2021/22, and last season.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

SOZZA (BACCINI – VECCHI) IV: AYROLDI, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: MASSA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Genoa-Lazio (Monday 29 September, 20.45 CEST) Roma-Hellas Verona (Sunday 28 September, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)