The thrilling and eagerly anticipated clash of Jose Mourinho and Maurizio Sarri last Sunday ended in an 1-0 victory in the favour of Lazio against AS Roma. The Giallorossi conceded a goal during the first half due to an unbelievable error by Brazilian defenseman Roger Ibanez. Felipe Anderson scored the deciding goal in the Derby della Capitale and Sarri's team is now third on the Serie A table with 27 points as AS Roma are fifth with 25 points from 13 matches,said by sports betting malaysia.
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Lazio was able to cope with the absence of Immobile
Even with the injury in the first place, the club's top striker Ciro Immobile chose to watch the match from the bench even though he wasn't in the squad for the game. Sarri faced his absence Immobile over the past few months and in crucial derby. He was the former Chelsea coach chose to play Mattia Zaccagni Felipe Anderson and Pedro as strikers without a number nine, considering that Lazio decided not to replace Vedat Muriqi this summer.
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The team, however, Lazio managed to cope with the absence fairly well despite the fact that it forced players to play with a variety of. In actual fact, Roma kept the ball significantly longer than we imagine (59 percent) and Lazio was much more defensive but they were able to finish the job.
AS Roma's biggest issue defense
Although the game was pretty decent overall however, goals scored by Felipe Anderson underlined once again the fact that AS Roma's biggest problem is defense. Center back Ibanez committed a colossal error that resulted in the goal that was which was hit by Anderson. The single error can't and shouldn't affect the overall game's performance, but the game once more showed that there are mistakes that can have an impact on the final outcome.
AS Roma now play with an all-line defense. Ibanez is a regular starter , but has demonstrated in the past that when he's in the spotlight, he's prone to make a few mistakes. It's likely that in the summer of next year AS Roma will invest in this section of the squad, given that last summer , the Giallorossi made the decision to invest funds in different positions.
Key players injured
Both teams had to deal with several injuries that were relevant during the second period. The captain of AS Roma Lorenzo Pellegrini had to be removed just five minutes into the second half . It appears that the muscle injury could force him out of the next two games before the 2022 World Cup break. Mourinho is, in contrast could see the return of the club's most important striker Paulo Dybala for the last game of the season against Torino which will be played on the following Sunday.
In the meantime Lazio's Sarri had to remove Luis Alberto off the pitch due to the Spanish midfielder was feeling some muscle discomfort. The manager then made the decision to substitute him despite the player's request to delay the decision. On Monday, both athletes will go through medical tests to determine the likelihood of being fit for the final two matches of the season However, their absences could be a problem to each of Mourinho or Sarri.
