Overview

• The 29-year-old struck in the 38th minute after Devyne Rensch robbed Nuno Tavares and Matías Soulé rolled across for a first-time finish.
• Pellegrini had been stripped of the captaincy, placed on the transfer list and unused in Roma’s first three matches before starting with Paulo Dybala sidelined.
• Lazio ended with nine men as Reda Belahyane received a straight red late on and Matteo Guendouzi was dismissed for dissent after the final whistle.
• Security was tightened with a lunchtime kickoff and a deployment of more than 1,500 police supported by drones and helicopters, and the heat prompted cooling breaks with little disorder reported.
• Roma have three wins from four to sit fourth on nine points under Gian Piero Gasperini, while Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio have three points after a third defeat in four.