ROME, Italy – José Mourinho has thrilled Rome since his arrival this summer but, at the Olimpico, it was Maurizio Sarri who conquered the laurels with a great victory for his Lazio over AS Roma (3-2) at the end of a hot and rhythmic derby, Sunday during the 6th day of Serie A.
Naples, carried by a sparkling Osimhen, continues for its part its faultless with a sixth victory in six matches: winner of Cagliari (2-0), Napoli remains in the lead with two lengths ahead of Milan (2nd) and four on Inter (3rd).
Juventus, victorious over Sampdoria by the same score, goes back (9th), but they lost Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata, injured and forfeited for the arrival of Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The derby for Sarri
Lazio de Sarri, after three unsuccessful matches, “needed this victory in the derby,” said Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, who led the way (10th).
Less than ten minutes later, Pedro, the ex-Giallorosso, doubled the bet at the conclusion of an ultra-fast counter, while Roma claimed a penalty for a charge on Nicolo Zaniolo (19th).
Once is not custom, Ciro Immobile did not hit but he offered Felipe Anderson the third goal (63rd).
Roma, betrayed by their difficult first 25 minutes, spent their time chasing behind the score.
She reduced the mark by Roger Ibanez from a corner (41st, 1-2) then Jordan Vertout from a penalty (69th, 2-3). But Laziale goalkeeper Pepe Reina was impeccable in front of Zaniolo (73rd) to preserve Sarri’s first major victory in Rome.
“It was a fantastic match, unfortunately the referee and the VAR were not up to par,” railed José Mourinho, returning on the penalty not awarded to Roma.
Naples faultless
Six out of six for the Napoli of Luciano Spalletti, who could not have dreamed of a better return after two years away from the benches.
The logical victory against Cagliari bears the seal of Victor Osimhen: in great form the Nigerian opened the scoring (11th) to sign his sixth goal in ten days, between Europa League and Serie A.
The former Lille has certainly also spoiled a little but he obtained the penalty which allowed Lorenzo Insigne to put Naples in the shelter (57th).
“You have to keep your feet on the ground, lower your head and work because the road is still very long,” Insigne assured, who was celebrating his 400th game with Napoli.
“Last year, we missed qualification in the Champions League for a point, it still hurts,” he recalled.
Next week, the attractive Fiorentina, 5th after her victory in Udine (1-0), awaits the leader.
Juventus remonte
Failing to have resolved its defensive problems, Juve returned this week with results more in line with its standing, with two victories (3-2) against Spezia and Sampdoria. Here she is back in the first half of the ranking (9th).
But three days before the shock against Chelsea in C1, she lost her attackers Paulo Dybala, who came out in tears after only twenty minutes, and Morata, replaced at the end of the match, victims of muscle glitches. They will not return until after the international October break.
Dybala, sparkling until his injury, opened the scoring with a nice strike from the left foot (10th).
Leonardo Bonucci then took charge of the penalty obtained following a Genoese hand (43rd) and Manuel Locatelli signed his first goal in bianconero (57th).
These three goals rewarded a game that was generally controlled by Juve, even if his defensive fragility at the time left him under the threat of a return to the end. Allegri only wanted to remember the importance of “this first victory at home”.
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