Alexis Saelemaekers is the man of the capital derby. Author of an assist and a goal, the Red Devil resolved the situation for Roma, who moved up to tenth place in the ranking.
In Italy, the second part of the season already started this weekend. With, on the program, the capital derby between AS Roma and Lazio, this Sunday. A derby marked by the performance of Alexis Saelemaekers.
Established on the right side, the Red Devil had a high-flying first twenty minutes, like his team. It was already he who, after ten minutes, served Lorenzo Pellegrini at the end of an offensive reconversion for the Italian midfielder’s magnificent opening score.
But the former Anderlecht and AC Milan player did not stop there. A few minutes later, still coming from his right side, Saelemaekers had to try twice, but doubled the lead for La Louve, further rewarding his excellent start to the match. The only team on the field, AS Roma deservedly led 2-0 at halftime.
Lazio was obviously not going to let it go without reacting, and returned from the locker room with many other intentions. The chances piled up, but were all stopped by Mile Svilar, author of a huge start to the second half.
Released in the 67th minute of play, Alexis Saelemaekers followed, from the bench, the last 25 minutes of Roma’s success in the derby in the Italian capital. La Louve returns to tenth place, while Lazio remains fourth but lets the leading trio, made up of Napoli, Atalanta and Inter, slip away.
