The Roman derby returns to the night slot again after almost 6 years. Meanwhile, victory isn’t enough for the Giallorossi to restore calm
In a week of chaos, and as many significant decisions at the Giallorossi house, it has meanwhile been established that the Roma-Lazio derby on January 5th it will be played again at night. Meanwhile, the Roma coach, Ivan Juricbetween protests and a hard-fought victory over Torino, he keeps his place on the bench even if the distance with the fans seems to be increasing more and more due to the rollercoaster journey of the Giallorossi. Finally, to further shake hearts are the Friedkin: they interrupt the long social silence but are harshly targeted by Ivan Zazzaroni.
Derby Roma-Lazio returns at night: here’s when
The Roma-Lazio derby will be played again at night January 5th at 8.45pma decision taken after various summits between the Police, Police Headquarters and Observatory. This choice, which brings the derby back to the evening after years, also aims to launch asignal of détente’, with the intention of considering the derby a sporting event like any other big match.
The last time of a Rome-Lazio at nightwith fans present, was on: 2 March 2019. In 2021, still in the Covid period, the derby was played at 8.45pm but without fans present in the stands.
Rome, the fans turn away from Ivan Juric
The Roma-Turin match saw Juric face a tough emotional test on the sidelines. Roma’s victory thanks to a goal from Dybala gave relief to Juric and the team, even if the atmosphere with the fans remained cold. The players were greeted by boos as they entered the pitch in the warm-upwhile only a few, including Dybala and El Shaarawy, received applause during the match.
Rome, stadium and Curva Sud: the protest continues
Despite the victory, the fans’ reaction was lukewarmwithout gestures of direct protest towards the owners or the players. During the match, the fans’ chants returned to support the team and the flags waved, but the stands at the Olimpico had several empty seats after many consecutive sold-outs
Rome, the Friedkins break the silence on social media
What happened to the Friedkins? After weeks of absence and silence, the Club owners shared a simple reposts are Instagram with the result of the match against Torinomarking a small step of rapprochement after weeks of storm.
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Ivan Zazzaroni attacks Friedkin’s Roma
However, the director of Corriere dello Sport is not satisfied with this attitude, Ivan Zazzaroni who attacked the Giallorossi owners:
“When are the Friedkins going to do anything football again? When will they demonstrate to people that – beyond the continuous outlays of money – the interest in Roma and its image has never been lacking and that they always mean a lot to them? How do they plan to move from here on out? Do they already consider the season compromised at the beginning of November and look beyond May? When will the new CEO arrive? And will he be Italian or taken with Esselunga points? Who gives Ghisolfi a hand in managing extraordinary problems?”.
