Neither Roma nor Napoli could find a moment of quality to win the Derby del Sole at Stadio Olimpico. As they played out a goalless draw, they tied for the first time in 9 years playing in the capital. So, among other Serie A football news, Roma and Napoli drew 0-0 at the Olimpico last night.
Luciano Spaletti’s men now top the table with 25 points in 9 Serie A games. And this draw technically extended their unbeaten streak to nine league games.
The Special One’s squad, on the other hand, are now in 4th place in the Italian top flight. They’ve failed to gain 3 points in 2 games in a row, after starting their season well (the football news).
The Giallorossi enjoyed the stronger start. This was to erase the memory of the embarrassing 6-1 defeat to Bodø/Glimt (football scores) in Conference League on Thursday.
Serie A Football News – Roma and Napoli Drew 0-0 at the Olimpico
There were few bright moments for Roma in the opening 45 minutes of the derby.
However, a Tammy Abraham chance still proved to be the only moment of danger for either team.
The English striker latched onto a pinpoint ball from Bryan Cristante, but could only fire wide. This was as he bore down on David Ospina at the Napoli goalpost.
After the break, though, Napoli looked sharper against a noticeably more defensive Roma.
Indeed, fifteen minutes into the second half the hosts needed heroic defending to keep the game level.
A delightful reverse pass from Fabian Ruiz allowed Matteo Politano to get to the byline.
He pulled it back to Victor Osimhen but Roger Ibañez and Gianluca Mancini denied the Nigerian striker. Mancini’s block turned the ball onto the post, and Rick Karsdorp went to block Mario Rui’s shot on the rebound.
Having saved his team at one end, Mancini then missed the best opportunity of the match. He flashed a header from a wonderfully-delivered free-kick by Lorenzo Pellegrini but it went wide.
Jose Mourinho and Luciano Spaletti both received red cards in the later stages, ensuring the managers will dominate the headlines.
