Lazio beat AS Roma in the “Derby della Capitale”, referring to the 13th round of Serie A. Felipe Anderson, a player who passed without glory for FC Porto, scored the only goal of the match in the 29th minute (1-0).
The Brazilian took advantage of a terrible failure of the Roma defense out of the ball. Rui Patrício passed the ball to Roger Ibañez, the central defender came under pressure from Pedro Rodríguez and the ball was left to Felipe Anderson, who beat the Portuguese goalkeeper.
AS Roma pressed until the end – the match went on for 100 minutes! – looking for a positive result, but Patrício still had to make a huge save to avoid Felipe Anderson’s double in the second phase (73m).
Towards the end, known for a big mess near the bank Lazio. It all started with a push from Rui Patricio, who tried to take the ball away from a Lazio substitute, Stefan Radu, to get him back into the game quickly. The referee resolved the situation with yellow cards for both players.
With this result, Lazio (27 points) overtake Rome and Atalanta, finishing in third position.
José Mourinho’s team drops to fifth place, with 25 points, and could still be overtaken by Juventus or Inter, who will soon compete.
