European football: Roma close to Champions League return after beating Lazio

Gianluca Mancini’s headers earn 2-0 win in Rome derby

Milan beat Genoa 2-1; Juventus lose to Fiorentina 2-0

Roma took a huge step towards returning to the Champions League by beating local rivals Lazio 2-0 in a feisty derby which finished with both teams down to 10 men, while Napoli won 3-0 at Pisa to secure a top-four spot.

Gianluca Mancini smashed home two headers from corners, one in each half, at the Stadio Olimpico to move Roma up to fourth thanks also to Juventus’s shock 2-0 home defeat by Fiorentina.

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