Get Rid Of AS Roma In The Match With Three Red Cards, Lazio To The Coppa Italia Semifinals

Lazio eliminated AS Roma in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals through Mattia Zaccagni's single goal from the penalty spot. (X/@OfficialSSLazio)

JAKARTA - Lazio qualified for the Coppa Italia semifinals after eliminating rivals in one AS Roma city. In the Derby della Capitale, which was marked by three red cards in the quarter-finals at the Stadio Olimpico, Thursday, January 11 in the morning WIB, Lazio won 1-0.

Derby capitals that always run closely with tension and involve emotions. This makes Derby della Capitale never an ordinary game.

Tight competition since the first minute and at the derby this time closed with three red cards received by players from both teams.

In the first derby in the Italian Serie A competition, Lazio, who acted as the host, played a draw against Roma.

In volume two which was held at the Coppa Italia event, Lazio appeared as the winner so that he qualified for the semifinals.

However, Lazio had to work hard before overcoming their rivals. The match itself went tight because both teams played openly.

Lazio, who lost a Ciro Immobile striker because he was sick, tried to take the initiative to attack. Striker Taty Castellos had threatened the Roma goal after taking advantage of the error of defender Rasmus Kristensen.

The ball that Kristensen wanted to throw away to secure the defense area was successfully controlled by Castelanos who then fired a shot into the net. However, Gianluca Mancini failed his efforts.

Furthermore, Lazio put pressure on. Manuel Lazzari's attack was also thwarted by Mancini and only produced a corner.

Meanwhile, the kick of midfielder Mateo Guendouzi who received feedback from Manuel Lazzari was fruitless.

While Roma were still able to withstand Lazio's attack and the match was still a draw, striker Paulo Dybala was injured again. The Argentine striker was forced to be pulled out as the match entered the second half.

Shortly thereafter, Lazio received a penalty following a violation by Rome's new player Dean Huijsen against Castelonos. The referee pointed to the spot and Mattia Zaccagni managed to complete the penalty in 51 minutes.

Left behind 1-0, Roma tried to get up. Jose Mourinho's team almost equalized. However, Andrea Belotti's half-volley was saved by goalkeeper Christos Mandate.

Furthermore, towards the end of the match, I Giallorossi again had a chance through Romelu Lukaku. Again, the kick over the former Inter Milan striker failed because it bounced over the crossbar.

The game was running with high tension when it entered injury time. Lazio midfielder Pedro got his first red card in the match after committing a serious foul on Leandro Paredes.

This Spaniard got a second yellow card followed by a red card 90+6 minutes. As a result, he missed the semifinals.

The temperature of the match grew higher after Roma's Sardar Azmoun slapped the back of the midfielder's 22nd head Nicolo Rovella. In the aftermath, Azmoun got a red card in the 90+10 minute.

Finally, Mancini got a red card because he was involved in a dispute. Even though the match was over. But the referee still kicked Mancini out.

So three players were kicked out when Lazio closed the match with a 1-0 advantage. In the semifinals, Lazio met Juventus or Frosinone.