Jose Mourinho and Maurizio Sarri are going in opposite directions in their second seasons in the Italian capital.

Roma are struggling to meet the higher expectations produced in Mourinho’s first term when the Giallorossi won the inaugural edition of the Europa Conference League.

Lazio, meanwhile, are on the upswing as Sarri’s squad fine-tunes his intricate passing schemes.

The difference was clear in the Rome Derby on Sunday when Sarri’s Lazio edgedMourinho’s Roma 1-0 with an early goal from Felipe Anderson to leapfrog their city rivals and move up to third place in Serie A.

“It turned into a tough, dirty match and their physicality made it difficult,” Sarrisaid. “But we remained united. This is one of the most intense Derbies in the world. In London, there are a lot of Derbies but there’s no comparison,” said Sarri, who coached Chelsea in 2018-19.

Also, Juventus beat InterMilan 2-0 in the Derby d’Italiafor their fourth straight league win to move level with Roma, two points behind Lazio and Atalanta.

Earlier, Monza were boosted by the presence of PabloMari, the Spanish defender who was stabbed in the back in a knife attack at a shopping center on October 27. Unable to play for a few months, Marisaluted the crowd and teammates before watching a 2-0win over Hellas Verona. Lazio took control early and went ahead courtesy of a defensive error by Roma.