Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini will surprisingly make his first home appearance in Serie A in over two months today as Claudio Ranieri has included him in the starting XI for the derby della

Claudio Ranieri reveals what made him realise Lorenzo Pellegrini would decide the derby against Lazio and jokes about his Roma changes. ‘It seemed logical to start two World Cup winners.’

Roma coach Claudio Ranieri was delighted with Lorenzo Pellegrini after their 2-0 win against Lazio. The recalled captain scored, along with Alexis Saelemaekers, as Roma surprised Lazio on Sunday. “ Pellegrini came to talk to me yesterday and I realised he had this mad desire to be the captain of Roma in the derby,” Ranieri told DAZN.

Roma triumphed 2-0 against local rivals Lazio on Sunday to give Claudio Ranieri his biggest win since the veteran coach took charge of his boyhood club for the third time.Six points separate Roma from Lecce,