Baptista strike seals derby win for Roma

AS Roma won the Rome derby after beating city rivals Lazio 1-0 thanks to a Julio Baptista second half goal.

كتب : Amro Hassan

الأحد، 16 نوفمبر 2008 - 23:57
The win eases pressure on Spalletti
AS Roma won the Rome derby after beating city rivals Lazio 1-0 thanks to a Julio Baptista second half goal.

The Brazilian, who joined Roma from Real Madrid in the summer, scored the only goal of the game on 50 minutes after flying to head Francesco Totti's cross past Juan Pablo Carrizo.

The win will ease tensions within the Roman camp, as the team have been suffering a poor form since the start of the season.

The anticipated derby saw minor crowd trouble as Cristian Ledesma and Simone Perrotta saw red cards for their teams.

While the loss demotes Lazio to fifth place with 22 points, Roma stay in seventieth with 22 points.