Derby della Capitale



The Derby della Capitale, also known as Derby Capitolino and Derby del Cupolone, as well as The Rome Derby in English and Derby di Roma in Italian, is the football local derby in Rome, Italy, between Lazio and Roma. It is considered to be the fiercest intra-city derby in the country ahead of the other major local derbies, Derby della Madonnina and Derby della Mole, and one of the greatest and hotly contested derbies in Europe.

History

Football rivalry

Lazio was founded in 1900 in Piazza della Libertà, Borough of Prati and initially played at the Rondinella field in the upper-class quartiere of Parioli. Roma began playing at the Motovelodromo Appio and subsequently, when the new stadium was built after only two years, moved to the working-class rione of Testaccio. Thus, the Lazio ultras traditionally occupy the northern end and Roma's the southern end of the Stadio Olimpico. Making ironic remarks, known as sfottò, focused on the origins of both sets of fans, is a traditional way of teasing between the supporters of Lazio and Roma.
Roma was founded in 1927 as a result of a merger between three teams: Roman, Alba-Audace and Fortitudo, initiated by Italo Foschi. It was the intention of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to create a unified Roman club to challenge the dominance of Northern clubs. Thanks to the influence of Fascist general, Giorgio Vaccaro, Lazio were the only major team from Rome to resist the merger, thus a kind of rivalry emerged from the very early years of the coexistence in the same city.
In 1979, Lazio fan Vincenzo Paparelli was hit in the eye and killed by a flare fired by a Roma fan from the opposite end of the stadium, becoming the first fatality in Italian football due to violence.
On 17 December 2000, Lazio's Paolo Negro scored an own goal in a 1–0 Roma victory. Roma eventually went on to lift the scudetto that season, as Lazio finished the season in third place. Negro continues to be taunted by Roma fans for the goal.
The derby on 21 March 2004 was abandoned four minutes into the second half with the score tied at 0–0, when a riot broke out in the stand; the president of the Lega Nazionale Professionisti, Adriano Galliani, ordered referee Roberto Rosetti to suspend the match. The riots began with the spreading of a rumour that a boy had been killed by a police car just outside the stadium. In fact, from last row of the stadium, some fans noticed in the square below a body covered with a white sheet. Later, medics put the sheet explained that the boy had difficulty breathing, dangerously exacerbated by the air full of tear gas, and then the sheet was used as a filter. The denial by the police, spread through the speakers of the stadium, though it was not able to remove all doubt. Roma captain Francesco Totti then asked for the match to be called off, at which point President Galliani was reached by the referee by mobile phone—from the pitch—and ordered the game postponed. After the match was postponed, a prolonged battle between fans and police, with streets near the stadium being set on fire, eventually resulting in 13 arrests and over 170 injured among the police alone. The match was replayed on 28 March and ended in a 1–1 draw with no crowd trouble.
On 26 May 2013, the teams met in the 2013 Coppa Italia Final, the first cup final in the history of the fixture. Lazio won the match 1–0 with a goal by Senad Lulić in the 71st minute, a low right footed shot from a low cross from the right by Antonio Candreva after the goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț failed to cut out the crossed ball.
On 15 January 2015, Roma's Francesco Totti, playing in his 40th derby, scored twice to salvage a 2–2 draw for Roma, becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in the fixture. He celebrated by taking a selfie in front of Roma's fans in the Curva Sud, having given his phone to the goalkeeping coach before kick off.
On 4 December 2016, Roma recorded their fourth victory in a row against Lazio and extended their unbeaten run in the fixture to seven games with a 0–2 away victory. However, the game was marred by controversy, with Lazio's Danilo Cataldi sent off for grabbing Roma's Kevin Strootman, after Strootman had thrown the contents of a water bottle in Cataldi's face after scoring the opening goal, sparking a mass brawl. Strootman subsequently received a two match ban for his role in the incident. Lazio's Senad Lulić was also given a 20-day ban for offensive comments made towards Roma's Antonio Rüdiger after the game.

Cultural rivalry

The devout regionalism that is perceived throughout the country is one of the reasons that make the derby more heated, as the fans view it as a battle between two clubs fighting for the right to represent the city in the rest of the country and local bragging rights. This is partly fueled by the fact that Italian football has mostly been dominated by three clubs, of all which are based in Northern Italy – namely Juventus in Turin and Milan and Internazionale in Milan.
The Rome derby has been the scene of several actions related to the political views of the fan bases. A minority of Lazio's ultras used to use swastikas and fascist symbols on their banners, and they have displayed racist behaviour in several occasions during the derbies. Most notably, at a derby of the season 1998–99, laziali unfurled a 50-metre banner around the Curva Nord that read, "Auschwitz is your town, the ovens are your houses". Black players of Roma have often been receivers of racist and offensive behaviour.
In November 2015, Roma's ultras and their Lazio counterparts boycotted Roma's 1–0 victory in the Derby della Capitale in a protest against the new safety measures imposed at the Stadio Olimpico. The measures, imposed by Rome's prefect, Franco Gabrielli, had involved plastic glass dividing walls being installed in both the Curva Sud and Curva Nord, splitting the sections behind each goal in two. Both sets of ultras continued their protests for the rest of the season, including during Roma's 4–1 victory in the return fixture. Lazio's ultras returned to the Curva Nord for Roma's 1–4 victory in December 2016, but the Roma ultras continue to boycott games.
In 2017, Lazio fans left anti-Semitic stickers of Anne Frank in a Roma jersey, as well as graffiti, at the Stadio Olimpico. The resulting controversy prompted anti-racist actions by Series A clubs including Lazio, though some of these actions were opposed by their fans. On 30 April 2017, Lazio beat Roma 3–1 in a Serie A match, and four days later, Lazio ultras hung dummies with Roma jerseys from a pedestrian walkway near the Colosseum in the Italian capital. The mannequins was accompanied with a banner read: "A warning without offence...sleep with the lights on!"

Official match results

SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1929–30Serie A8 December 1929Lazio
0–1
Roma
1929–30Serie A4 May 1930Roma
3–1
Lazio
1930–31Serie A7 December 1930Roma
1–1
Lazio
1930–31Serie A24 May 1931Lazio
2–2
Roma
1931–32Serie A6 December 1931Roma
2–0
Lazio
1931–32Serie A1 May 1932Lazio
1–4
Roma
1932–33Serie A23 October 1932Lazio
2–1
Roma
1932–33Serie A26 March 1933Roma
3–1
Lazio
1933–34Serie A1 November 1933Roma
5–0
Lazio
1933–34Serie A11 March 1934Lazio
3–3
Roma
1934–35Serie A18 November 1934Roma
1–1
Lazio
1934–35Serie A1 March 1935Lazio
0–0
Roma
1935–36Serie A13 October 1935Lazio
0–1
Roma
1935–36Coppa Italia R1619 January 1936Lazio
2–1
Roma
1935–36Serie A16 February 1936Roma
1–0
Lazio
1936–37Serie A18 October 1936Roma
3–1
Lazio
1936–37Serie A21 February 1937Lazio
0–1
Roma
1937–38Serie A3 October 1937Lazio
1–1
Roma
1937–38Serie A6 February 1938Roma
2–1
Lazio
1938–39Serie A15 January 1939Roma
0–2
Lazio
1938–39Serie A21 May 1939Lazio
1–3
Roma
1939–40Serie A7 January 1940Roma
1–0
Lazio
1939–40Serie A26 May 1940Lazio
1–0
Roma
1940–41Serie A24 November 1940Roma
1–1
Lazio
1940–41Serie A16 March 1941Lazio
2–0
Roma
1941–42Serie A11 January 1942Roma
2–1
Lazio
1941–42Serie A24 May 1942Lazio
1–1
Roma
1942–43Serie A22 November 1942Lazio
3–1
Roma
1942–43Serie A7 March 1943Roma
1–0
Lazio
1942–43Coppa Italia QF15 May 1943Roma
2–1
Lazio
1945–46Serie A-B23 December 1945Lazio
1–2
Roma
1945–46Serie A-B24 March 1946Roma
0–1
Lazio
1946–47Serie A6 October 1946Roma
3–0
Lazio
1946–47Serie A2 March 1947Lazio
0–0
Roma
1947–48Serie A16 November 1947Lazio
0–1
Roma
1947–48Serie A21 April 1948Roma
0–2
Lazio
1948–49Serie A17 October 1948Roma
1–1
Lazio
1948–49Serie A6 February 1949Lazio
0–0
Roma
1949–50Serie A16 November 1949Lazio
3–1
Roma
1949–50Serie A19 February 1950Roma
0–0
Lazio
1950–51Serie A15 October 1950Roma
0–1
Lazio
1950–51Serie A25 February 1951Lazio
2–1
Roma
1952–53Serie A16 November 1952Lazio
1–0
Roma
1952–53Serie A22 March 1953Roma
0–2
Lazio
1953–54Serie A29 November 1953Roma
1–1
Lazio
1953–54Serie A18 April 1954Lazio
1–2
Roma
1954–55Serie A17 October 1954Lazio
1–1
Roma
1954–55Serie A6 March 1955Roma
1–3
Lazio
1955–56Serie A16 October 1955Roma
0–0
Lazio
1955–56Serie A4 April 1956Lazio
1–0
Roma
1956–57Serie A14 October 1956Lazio
0–3
Roma
1956–57Serie A3 March 1957Roma
2–2
Lazio
1957–58Serie A27 October 1957Roma
3–0
Lazio
1957–58Serie A16 March 1958Lazio
2–1
Roma
1957–58Coppa Italia GS21 June 1958Roma
2–3
Lazio
1957–58Coppa Italia GS12 July 1958Lazio
1–1
Roma
1958–59Serie A30 November 1958Lazio
1–3
Roma
1958–59Serie A12 April 1959Roma
3–0
Lazio
1959–60Serie A18 October 1959Roma
3–0
Lazio
1959–60Serie A6 March 1960Lazio
0–1
Roma
1960–61Serie A13 November 1960Lazio
0–4
Roma
1960–61Serie A19 March 1961Roma
1–2
Lazio
1961–62Coppa Italia R1625 April 1962Roma
0–01
Lazio
1963–64Serie A6 October 1963Roma
0–0
Lazio
1963–64Serie A23 February 1964Lazio
1–1
Roma
1964–65Serie A15 November 1964Lazio
0–0
Roma
1964–65Serie A28 March 1965Roma
0–0
Lazio
1965–66Serie A10 October 1965Roma
0–1
Lazio
1965–66Serie A27 February 1966Lazio
0–0
Roma
1966–67Serie A22 October 1966Lazio
0–1
Roma
1966–67Serie A5 March 1967Roma
0–0
Lazio
1968–69Coppa Italia GS8 September 1968Roma
1–0
Lazio
1969–70Coppa Italia GS7 September 1969Lazio
0–22
Roma
1969–70Serie A26 October 1969Roma
2–1
Lazio
1969–70Serie A1 March 1970Lazio
1–1
Roma
1970–71Coppa Italia GS6 September 1970Roma
2–0
Lazio
1970–71Serie A15 November 1970Lazio
1–1
Roma
1970–71Serie A14 March 1971Roma
2–2
Lazio
1971–72Coppa Italia R129 August 1971Lazio
1–0
Roma
1972–73Serie A12 November 1972Roma
0–1
Lazio
1972–73Serie A11 March 1973Lazio
2–0
Roma
1973–74Coppa Italia R19 September 1973Roma
0–0
Lazio
1973–74Serie A9 December 1973Lazio
2–1
Roma
1973–74Serie A31 March 1974Roma
1–2
Lazio
1974–75Coppa Italia R122 September 1974Lazio
0–1
Roma
1974–75Serie A1 December 1974Roma
1–0
Lazio
1974–75Serie A23 March 1975Lazio
0–1
Roma

SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1975–76Serie A16 November 1975Lazio
1–1
Roma
1975–76Serie A14 March 1976Roma
0–0
Lazio
1976–77Serie A28 November 1976Lazio
1–0
Roma
1976–77Serie A27 March 1977Roma
1–0
Lazio
1977–78Serie A20 November 1977Roma
0–0
Lazio
1977–78Serie A19 March 1978Lazio
1–1
Roma
1978–79Serie A12 November 1978Lazio
0–0
Roma
1978–79Serie A18 March 1979Roma
1–2
Lazio
1979–80Serie A28 October 1979Roma
1–1
Lazio
1979–80Serie A2 March 1980Lazio
1–2
Roma
1983–84Serie A23 October 1983Lazio
0–2
Roma
1983–84Serie A26 February 1984Roma
2–2
Lazio
1984–85Coppa Italia GS9 September 1984Roma
2–0
Lazio
1984–85Serie A11 November 1984Roma
0–0
Lazio
1984–85Serie A24 March 1985Lazio
1–1
Roma
1988–89Serie A15 January 1989Lazio
1–0
Roma
1988–89Serie A28 May 1989Roma
0–0
Lazio
1989–90Serie A19 November 1989Roma
1–1
Lazio
1989–90Serie A18 March 1990Lazio
0–1
Roma
1990–91Serie A2 December 1990Lazio
1–1
Roma
1990–91Serie A6 April 1991Roma
1–1
Lazio
1991–92Serie A6 October 1991Roma
1–1
Lazio
1991–92Serie A1 March 1992Lazio
1–1
Roma
1992–93Serie A29 November 1992Lazio
1–1
Roma
1992–93Serie A18 April 1993Roma
0–0
Lazio
1993–94Serie A24 October 1993Roma
1–1
Lazio
1993–94Serie A6 March 1994Lazio
1–0
Roma
1994–95Serie A27 November 1994Lazio
0–3
Roma
1994–95Serie A23 April 1995Roma
0–2
Lazio
1995–96Serie A1 October 1995Roma
0–0
Lazio
1995–96Serie A18 February 1996Lazio
1–0
Roma
1996–97Serie A8 December 1996Lazio
0–0
Roma
1996–97Serie A4 May 1997Roma
1–1
Lazio
1997–98Serie A2 November 1997Roma
1–3
Lazio
1997–98Coppa Italia QF6 January 1998Lazio
4–1
Roma
1997–98Coppa Italia QF21 January 1998Roma
1–2
Lazio
1997–98Serie A8 March 1998Lazio
2–0
Roma
1998–99Serie A29 November 1998Lazio
3–3
Roma
1998–99Serie A11 April 1999Roma
3–1
Lazio
1999–2000Serie A21 November 1999Roma
4–1
Lazio
1999–2000Serie A25 March 2000Lazio
2–1
Roma
2000–01Serie A17 December 2000Lazio
0–1
Roma
2000–01Serie A29 April 2001Roma
2–2
Lazio
2001–02Serie A27 October 2001Roma
2–0
Lazio
2001–02Serie A10 March 2002Lazio
1–5
Roma
2002–03Serie A27 October 2002Lazio
2–2
Roma
2002–03Coppa Italia SF5 February 2003Lazio
1–2
Roma
2002–03Serie A8 March 2003Roma
1–1
Lazio
2002–03Coppa Italia SF16 April 2003Roma
1–0
Lazio
2003–04Serie A9 November 2003Roma
2–0
Lazio
2003–04Serie A21 April 2004Lazio
1–1
Roma
2004–05Serie A6 January 2005Lazio
3–1
Roma
2004–05Serie A15 May 2005Roma
0–0
Lazio
2005–06Serie A23 October 2005Roma
1–1
Lazio
2005–06Serie A26 February 2006Lazio
0–2
Roma
2006–07Serie A10 December 2006Lazio
3–0
Roma
2006–07Serie A29 April 2007Roma
0–0
Lazio
2007–08Serie A31 October 2007Roma
3–2
Lazio
2007–08Serie A19 March 2008Lazio
3–2
Roma
2008–09Serie A16 November 2008Roma
1–0
Lazio
2008–09Serie A11 April 2009Lazio
4–2
Roma
2009–10Serie A6 December 2009Roma
1–0
Lazio
2009–10Serie A18 April 2010Lazio
1–2
Roma
2010–11Serie A7 November 2010Lazio
0–2
Roma
2010–11Coppa Italia R1619 January 2011Roma
2–1
Lazio
2010–11Serie A13 March 2011Roma
2–0
Lazio
2011–12Serie A16 October 2011Lazio
2–1
Roma
2011–12Serie A4 March 2012Roma
1–2
Lazio
2012–13Serie A11 November 2012Lazio
3–2
Roma
2012–13Serie A8 April 2013Roma
1–1
Lazio
2012–13Coppa Italia Final26 May 2013Roma
0–1
Lazio
2013–14Serie A22 September 2013Roma
2–0
Lazio
2013–14Serie A9 February 2014Lazio
0–0
Roma
2014–15Serie A11 January 2015Roma
2–2
Lazio
2014–15Serie A25 May 2015Lazio
1–2
Roma
2015–16Serie A8 November 2015Roma
2–0
Lazio
2015–16Serie A3 April 2016Lazio
1–4
Roma
2016–17Serie A4 December 2016Lazio
0–2
Roma
2016–17Coppa Italia SF1 March 2017Lazio
2–0
Roma
2016–17Coppa Italia SF4 April 2017Roma
3–2
Lazio
2016–17Serie A30 April 2017Roma
1–3
Lazio
2017–18Serie A18 November 2017Roma
2–1
Lazio
2017–18Serie A15 April 2018Lazio
0–0
Roma
2018–19Serie A29 September 2018Roma
3–1
Lazio
2018–19Serie A2 March 2019Lazio
3–0
Roma
2019–20Serie A1 September 2019Lazio
1–1
Roma
2019–20Serie A26 January 2020Roma
1–1
Lazio

11961–62 Coppa Italia round of 16 match won by Roma 6–4 in penalty shoot-out

2Roma won match 2–0 as a walkover

Statistics and records

As of 26 January 2020
MatchesLazio winsDrawsRoma winsLazio goalsRoma goals
Divisione Nazionale210122
Serie A152386054148191
Coppa Italia2073102124
Total official matches174466365171217
Campionato Romano412132
Friendlies4211109
Other meetings8404911
Total matches190536671193239

PlayerClubLeagueCupTotal
1 Francesco TottiRoma11011
2 Dino da CostaRoma9211
3 Marco DelvecchioRoma909
4 Vincenzo MontellaRoma718
5 Rodolfo VolkRoma707
6 Silvio PiolaLazio617
7–11 Amedeo AmadeiRoma505
7–11 Alejandro DemaríaLazio505
7–11 Pedro ManfrediniRoma505
7–11 Tommaso RocchiLazio505
7–11 Arne SelmossonLazio
Roma		505

Players

Note: Roma won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup once, but it does not count towards their official UEFA European record.

Chronological order of honours

Head-to-head ranking in Serie A (1930–2019)

• Total: Roma with 50 higher finishes, Lazio with 26 higher finishes.
Notes:
;Lazio then Roma
;Roma then Lazio
From Lazio to Roma1
From Lazio to another club before Roma5
Total6
From Roma to Lazio1
From Roma to another club before Lazio4
Total5
Total Switches11'''