Overview

• Lazio face Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday morning in the season’s first Derby della Capitale, with kickoff set for 10:30 GMT.
• Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini confirmed Paulo Dybala and Leon Bailey are out, said Wesley remains uncertain, and noted confidence that Mario Hermoso could be called up after late tests.
• Maurizio Sarri praised the derby’s intensity and criticized the early kickoff as a “defeat for football” given heat and public-order concerns, while vowing his side will fight for their supporters.
• Italian reports say security has been reinforced around the stadium because of concerns about travelling ultras, and both coaches publicly urged fans to avoid violence.
• Lazio enter with three points from three matches after a transfer embargo hampered summer moves; Francesco Totti highlighted Mattia Zaccagni as their key threat, and Pedro framed the derby as a chance to reset.