European football: lifelong Roma fan Pellegrini takes down Lazio in derby

  • Under-fire captain helps extend Ranieri’s perfect record
  • Dembélé’s last-gasp strike wins French Super Cup for PSG

Claudio Ranieri extended his perfect record in the Italian capital derby as Roma beat Lazio 2-0 in Serie A to give the Giallorossi a much-needed boost in what has been a difficult season.

Roma’s captain and lifelong club fan, Lorenzo Pellegrini, scored a superb opener with a curling shot from the edge of the area to end his long wait for a goal. Then Alexis Saelemaekers finished off a counterattack to give Roma a two-goal advantage after 18 minutes.

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