You should’ve seen Francesco Totti’s smile as Tammy Abraham nailed that close-range volley for a 2-0 lead in the Derby Della Capitale against their city rivals and archenemies Lazio. It was not Roma’s last goal of the game, but the Prince of Rome couldn’t hide the inner-delight he felt watching his successors trump their rivals in the direct skirmish for the place in Europe next season.Alguém vai embora feliz hoje pra casa #roma #lazio #totti @Roma pic.twitter.com/yZt7qr7piS— ThiagoTarantino (@ThiagoTarantin7) March 20, 2022 It was a sensational, entirely unexpected one-sided match throughout the entire 90 minutes. Moreover, it seems like the fixture was decided within the very first minute, as Abraham scored the fastest-ever opener in the Derby of Rome just 56 seconds into the game.
Pellegrini fired straight from the corner-kick, but an absolute belter, a so-called Olympic goal was denied thanks to a crossbar. However, the ball reached unmarked Abraham, whose tap-in stunned the rivals.It was only the first of two Abraham’s goals, with a brace wrapped up with as much as 68 minutes left on the clock.*make that 23 now… 😅A 20-minute brace in the Rome derby! https://t.co/yPnexK640n— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) March 20, 2022 Lazio were already with their backs to the wall, as Jose Mourinho – to be fair (bearing in mind those Mozzart Sport Kenya words of critics towards him) – totally smashed his counterpart Maurizio Sarri. That early Mourinho’s offensive hurricane caught their rivals in a trap from which they simply couldn’t find a way out. As we mentioned, Totti was already smiling in the stands, and the best was yet to come – it was a voluptuously pleasing Pellegrini’s free-kick that went straight under the 90 degrees for a complete knock-out, 3-0 before the break.
A more than the troublesome outcome for Laziali, as they can hardly remember anything similar in the recent past. Thankfully for them, Abraham failed to repeat his staggering first-half performance when the teams returned from the break, missing a sitter that would seal his hat-trick. Lots of reasons for Mr Special’s hapiness (©AFP)Regardless of it, the Three Lions’ striker is enjoying a time of his life in the Eternal City and it seems he’s still yet to make his full statement in European football.SERIE A – ROUND 30FridaySassuolo – Spezia 4-1 (1-1)/Berardi 17, 48, Ayhan 78, Scamacca 81 – Verde 36/Genoa – Torino 1-0 (1-0)/Portanova 14/SaturdayNapoli – Udinese 2-1 (0-1)/Osimhen 52, 63 – Deulofeu 22/Inter – Fiorentina 1-1 (0-0)/Dumfries 55 – Torreira 50/Cagliari – Milan 0-1 (0-0)/Bennacer 60/SundayVenezia – Sampdoria 0-2 (0-2)/Caputo 24, 38/Empoli – Verona 1-1 (1-0)/Di Francesco 26 – Cancellieri 71/Juventus – Salernitana 2-0 (1-0)/Dybala 5, Vlahovic 29/Roma – Lazio 3-0 (3-0)/Abraham 1,2, Pellegrini 40/22:45: (4.30) Bologna (3.50) Atalanta (1.87)***odds are subject to change