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Rome Derby Set for Sunday Under Tight Security as Gasperini Urges Calm

Heightened security follows Gasperini's plea against violence.

Dusan Vlahovic has been key to the Juventus attack so far this season

Overview

  • Lazio host Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday in the early kick-off at 11:30 BST for the season’s first Derby della Capitale.
  • Both teams stumble into the match after defeats, with Lazio losing two of three league games and Roma halted by Torino after two opening wins.
  • Gian Piero Gasperini calls for a fierce yet peaceful spectacle, confirms Paulo Dybala and Leon Bailey are unavailable, and says Mario Hermoso is being assessed for a call-up.
  • Authorities have reinforced measures around the stadium following reports that foreign ultras could travel to Rome, according to Italian outlets.
  • Maurizio Sarri guides a Lazio squad left unchanged by a summer transfer ban, as Francesco Totti warns about Mattia Zaccagni’s threat but backs Gasperini’s setup to contain him.