Lazio and Roma share points in lively Rome derby
Lazio and Roma drew 1-1 in a pulsating derby of the capital that opened the Sunday programme of the Italian Serie A weekend. Aleksandar Kolarov converted a penalty for Roma on 17 minutes and Luis Alberto levelled on 59 minutes in a hard-fought game at the Stadio Olimpico.
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- Published Date: 09:12 | 01 September 2019
- Modified Date: 09:12 | 01 September 2019
Luis Alberto's second-half equaliser earned Lazio a 1-1 draw with AS Roma in a fast and furious Rome derby in Serie A on Sunday.
Aleksandar Kolarov's 17th-minute penalty put Roma ahead amid a flurry of chances with Lazio hitting the post three times and Roma twice inside the opening half hour.
Simone Inzaghi's side looked the more threatening and levelled on the hour mark through Alberto's strike.
But they were denied by the frame of the goal again when substitute Marco Parolo hit the crossbar late on, before Manuel Lazzari thought he'd scored the winner in stoppage-time, only for the effort to be ruled out for offside in the build-up.
The result left Lazio on four points ahead of their trip to SPAL after the international break, while Roma have picked up two points from their opening two games and host Sassuolo next.