Ranieri wins Rome derby again as Cagliari also triumph in Serie A results

Roma reduced the 15-point difference over its arch-rival Lazio at the start of play to continue playing Claudio Ranieri A perfect record in the Rome derby in his third spell as coach of the Giallorossi on Sunday.

The result extended Roma’s unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions and ended their rival’s winning streak of three consecutive victories away from home.

18′ SAELEMAEKEEERS! Radobio Roma, 2-0 over Olimpico!!🔥🔥#Roma Lazio pic.twitter.com/nl7b0t1U5a

– Italian League (@SerieA) January 5, 2025

Monza hosted Cagliari, Genoa visited Lecce and Parma traveled to Turin in other Serie A matches.

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Lorenzo Pellegrini put the finishing touches on a beautiful goal for the team as Roma took a 1-0 lead over Lazio in the Derby della Capitale 🐺

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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 5, 2025

Roma vs Lazio: Derby della Capitale

Lorenzo Pellegrini scored a stunning opener after a brilliant team attack after 10 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico, with Alexis Saelmakers scoring eight minutes later to lead Roma to a 2-0 win.

Striker Valentin Castellanos was sent off in stoppage time for fourth-placed Lazio, which is three points ahead of Juventus on goal difference. Roma rose to tenth placeTwo points behind Udinese.

4/4 – Claudio #Raniere He became the first director of #SerieA History is able to win all of its first four derbies against Lazio #Rome trainer. king.#Roma Lazio pic.twitter.com/S066TPui23

– Opta Paulo (@OptaPaolo) January 5, 2025

Torino vs Parma: Draw in Torino

Four points above the relegation zone, Torino went five home games without a win and more than five hours without scoring a home goal after their 0-0 draw with Parma, although Che Adams would have put them ahead had he headed in. He was not notified of the line by Zion Suzuki.

Parma, which is two points behind the third-placed team, scored a goal by Matteo Cancellieri, and the ruling was ruled out for offside, and it hit the woodwork through Valentin Mihaela.

Napoli is back at the top 💙🔝 pic.twitter.com/sDmKFkS07Y

– Italian League (@SerieA_EN) January 5, 2025

Monza vs Cagliari: Piccoli’s goal secures the win away from home

Cagliari came from behind to get out of the relegation zone on goal difference with a 2-1 victory over Monza, which occupies last place and is seven points away from the safety zone.

After Mattia Felici hit the woodwork within two minutes for the visitors, Gianluca Caprari opened the scoring with a penalty kick.

Nader Zorte equalized from a long distance, then Roberto Piccoli scored the winning goal 11 minutes after the start of the second half, and then Monza player Danilo D’Ambrosio was sent off seven minutes later.

⚽️🔥#Monza Cagliari pic.twitter.com/haEJ9lClBr

– Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) January 5, 2025

Lecce vs Genoa: Woodwork saves both teams

Nikola Krstovic hit the post from long range as Lecce, third from bottom, threatened to open the scoring en route to their first point in three matches.

Morten Thorsby and Andrea Pinamonti also hit the woodwork for Genoa before half-time in a 0-0 draw, leaving Il Griffoni three points above the relegation zone.