AS Roma claimed a crucial win in the latest chapter of the Derby della Capitale, defeating fierce city rivals Lazio 1-0 in Matchday 4 of the Serie A season.

It was Lorenzo Pellegrini who made the difference, finding the net just before half-time to give Roma a lead they would not relinquish. Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk, once again left on the bench by head coach Gian Piero Gasperini, was brought on in the 66th minute — but by then, the Giallorossi had already seized control of the game.

Lazio struggled to mount a response, and their task was made even harder in the closing stages, when both Duje Ćaleta-Car and Mattéo Guendouzi were shown red cards, reducing the home side to nine men.

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Lazio - AS Roma 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: Pellegrini Lo., 38 (0:1)

Lazio: Provedel; Dele-Bashiru F. (Belahyane Reda, 14); Romagnoli; Tavares N. (Pellegrini Lu., 46); Gila; Rovella (Cataldi, 46); Guendouzi (till 90); Zaccagni; Marušić; Pedro (Noslin, 79); Dia B. (Castellanos, 62)
Substitution: Belahyane Reda (from 14 till 87); Pellegrini Lu. (from 46); Cataldi (from 46); Castellanos (from 62); Noslin (from 79)
Bench: Mandas; Furlanetto; Hysaj; Provstgaard; Gil Patricio; Isaksen G.; Cancellieri
Yellow Cards: Gila 88
Red cards: Belahyane Reda 87', Guendouzi 90'

AS Roma: Svilar; Rensch; Angelino (Tsimikas, 81); Ndicka; Çelik; Mancini G.; Cristante (El Aynaoui, 81); Pellegrini Lo. (Pisilli, 73); Koné M.; Ferguson E. (Dovbyk, 66); Soule M. (Baldanzi, 73)
Substitution: Dovbyk (from 66); Pisilli (from 73); Baldanzi (from 73); Tsimikas (from 81); El Aynaoui (from 81)
Bench: Vasquez D.; Gollini; Ziolkowski; Traore A-r; Ghilardi; El Shaarawy
Yellow Cards: Ndicka 83