AS Roma v Lazio
Abraham fires double to give Roma derby spoils
A double from English striker Tammy Abraham helped AS Roma earn the derby spoils with an emphatic 3-0 win over Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.
It took Abraham less than a minute to get on the scoresheet from close range from a corner in the Stadio Olimpico, with the marking from Lazio leaving much to be desired.
The former Chelsea forward then bravely got on the end of a Rick Karsdorp cross to double Roma's lead in the 22nd minute, taking his Serie A tally to 15 for the season.
Abraham has now scored 23 goals in all competitions this term -- the most for a debut campaign for Roma, two ahead of Argentine great Gabriel Batistuta's first year in the capital.
Goal of the match, however, went to Lorenzo Pellegrini, who curled a stunning free kick into the net five minutes before the break to effectively end the derby as a contest.
Lazio could not rouse a response in the second half, as Roma climbed above their city rivals into fifth in the Serie A standings on 51 points, eight points behind Juventus in fourth.
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Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | +39 | 61 |
| AC Milan | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | +22 | 54 |
| Napoli | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | +13 | 50 |
| AS Roma | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | +15 | 47 |
| Juventus | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | +20 | 46 |
| Como | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | +20 | 42 |
| Atalanta | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | +13 | 42 |
| Bologna | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 33 |
| Lazio | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 33 |
| Sassuolo | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 32 |
| Udinese | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 32 |
| Parma | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | -13 | 29 |
| Cagliari | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 28 |
| Torino | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -19 | 27 |
| Genoa | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 24 |
| Cremonese | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 24 |
| Lecce | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 24 |
| Fiorentina | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| Pisa | 25 | 1 | 12 | 12 | -22 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -24 | 15 |
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