Matchday 29, Derby della Capitale

Welcome to match day 29 and the always entertaining Derby della Capitale, it should be a cracker.  More…

Zeman sees Roma triumph (courtesy of channel4 football.com)

Former Lazio and Roma boss Zdenek Zeman has tipped the Giallorossi to secure bragging rights in this evening’s Derby della Capitale.
“Roma play the best football in Italy,” Zeman told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “Luciano Spalletti has done an excellent job and they could win the Scudetto. I’m not psychic, but I back Roma in the derby, if they believe in themselves.”Roma are much stronger, but Delio Rossi is dealing with a lot of injuries. All I want to know is why David Rozehnal isn’t getting played?”….

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti (pictured) has warned his players against letting their emotions get the better for them when they take on bitter city rivals Lazio in a vital clash on Wednesday.

Head to Head statistics

Tournament Season 90′
Serie A 2007/08 Roma 3 – 2 Lazio
Serie A 2006/07 Roma 0 – 0 Lazio
Serie A 2006/07 Lazio 3 – 0 Roma
Serie A 2005/06 Lazio 0 – 2 Roma
Serie A 2005/06 Roma 1 – 1 Lazio
Serie A 2004/05 Roma 0 – 0 Lazio
Serie A 2004/05 Lazio 3 – 1 Roma
Serie A 2003/04 Lazio 1 – 1 Roma
Serie A 2003/04 Roma 2 – 0 Lazio

Complete Matchday 29 Schedule
Wednesday March 19th
20:30 AC Milan vs. Sampdoria
20:30 Cagliari vs. Atalanta
20:30 Catania vs. Siena
20:30 Empoli vs. Juventus
20:30 Genoa vs. Inter Milan
20:30 Livorno vs. Reggina
20:30 Napoli vs. Fiorentina
20:30 Parma vs. Palermo
20:30 Torino vs. Udinese
21:15 Lazio vs. AS Roma

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