Having given an early two-goal head lead to their fiercest rivals in last week's Derby della Capitale, Lazio's hopes of beating Roma and closing the gap to Italy's top three were in tatters before half time of a typically fraught contest.

The two Eternal City sides had produced very different results during the latter half of 2024 - with Lazio leading Roma in both the Serie A and Europa League standings - but the Giallorossi's fast start ultimately defeated Marco Baroni's men.

A dismal day for the Biancocelesti was capped by the stoppage-time dismissal of star striker Taty Castellanos, who saw red amid a series of scuffles, so they will be intent on making a fresh start this weekend.

After a prior run of five league wins at Stadio Olimpico, Lazio have taken just one point from their last two home matches - in addition to none as 'visitors' in the derby - so they have slipped out of the Scudetto race and into the scrap for a top-four finish.



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在上周的首都德比中，拉齐奥在开场两球领先的情况下，击败罗马缩小与意大利前三的差距的希望在半场结束前就破灭了。

这两支永恒之城的球队在2024年下半年取得了截然不同的成绩——拉齐奥在意甲和欧联杯的积分榜上都领先罗马——但罗马的快速开局最终击败了巴罗尼的球队。

对于蓝鹰来说，这是令人沮丧的一天，在补时阶段，明星前锋塔蒂·卡斯特利亚诺斯被罚下，他在一系列的混战中被红牌罚下，所以他们将在本周末重新开始。

此前在奥林匹克球场取得5场联赛胜利后，拉齐奥在最近的两场主场比赛中只拿到1分，而且在德比中作为“客队”一分未得，因此他们已经从意甲冠军的争夺中滑落到前四的争夺中。