Rome derby
Players from both Lazio and Roma observing a moment of silence for the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake before the 11 April 2009 match.
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| Other names | Rome Derby |
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| Locale | Rome, Italy |
| Teams | |
| First meeting |
Lazio 0–1 Roma Serie A (8 December 1929) |
| Latest meeting |
Roma 1–3 Lazio Serie A (30 April 2017) |
| Stadiums | Stadio Olimpico |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Official matches: 168 Unofficial matches: 16 Total matches: 184 |
| Most wins | Official matches: Roma (63) Unofficial matches: Lazio (7) Total matches: Roma (69) |
| Most player appearances | Francesco Totti (44) |
| Top scorer |
Dino da Costa Francesco Totti (11 official) |
| Largest victory |
Roma 5–0 Lazio Serie A (1 November 1933) |
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The Derby della Capitale (English: Derby of the capital city), 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 Roma and Lazio. It is considered to be the fiercest intra-city derby in the country ahead of the other major local derbies, Derby della Madonnina (Milan derby) and Derby della Mole (Turin derby), and one of the greatest and hotly contested derbies in Europe.
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.
Lazio was founded in the neighbourhood 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, Lazio's ultras traditionally occupy the northern one (Curva Nord) and Roma's the southern end (Curva Sud) 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.
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