re: AS ROMA v LAZIO. Derby della Capitale / Coppa Italia Finale. Sunday.

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Roma are usually one of the most entertaining teams in the world. Totti, Lamela, and Destro have all been pretty bad.

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What a devastatingly bad match from all three! Totti played the worst match of the season and Lamela obviously felt the pressure and reverted to mindlessly trying to take on waves of defenders without the slightest awareness.

All in all, no one expected the type open attacking match that Roma usually plays since 1) it's a derby 2) Lazio is very good at closing down the midfield and specializing in making the match choppy 3) Andreazzoli has gotten a few good results since coming in as interim manager but a lot of it has been playing more defensive and hoping for a Totti moment of brilliance to get a goal or two to defend. Andreazzoli's tactics have only worked against big teams that try to attack and have been ugly against any side that defends in numbers.


That said, Roma was a complete disaster. There were hardly any fights between Roma and Lazio ultras after the match. The city was dead silent with the only noise coming from some groups of Ultras attacking AS Roma's headquarters at Trigoria with rocks and flares into the night.