Overview

• Roma beat Lazio 1-0 at the Olimpico, with Lorenzo Pellegrini scoring on his return after more than four months out to decide the derby in the 38th minute.
• Lazio’s poor start deepened to three losses in four league matches, with Reda Belahyane sent off late, Matteo Guendouzi dismissed after the final whistle, and Danilo Cataldi striking the post in stoppage time.
• Juventus drew 1-1 at Verona, taking the lead through Conceição before Gift Orban equalised from the spot, with goalkeepers Montipò and Di Gregorio decisive after the break.
• Coach Igor Tudor blasted the calendar and officiating, noting Juventus played three matches in seven days compared with Napoli’s nine and calling two decisions in Verona “wrong 100 percent.”
• Contentious moments included VAR official Aureliano sending referee Rapuano to award a João Mário handball penalty and no upgrade to red for Orban’s apparent strike on Federico Gatti, prompting comparisons to recent strict reds for Yıldız, Kalulu and Cambiaso as Juventus kept a short-lived lead at the top.