Football, as a game, should have long passed Ranieri by - but the 73-year-old is rescuing his hometown club once again

Forget about the Tinkerman. Claudio Ranieri is the Derbyman now. Ranieri extended his perfect record in the capital derby as Roma beat Lazio 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday to give the Giallorossi a much-needed boost in what has been a difficult season.

AS Roma on Sunday triumphed 2-0 against local rivals SS Lazio to give Claudio Ranieri his biggest win since the veteran coach took charge of his boyhood club for the third time. Lorenzo Pellegrini and Alexis Saelemaekers netted in eight first-half minutes to give Roma the points in a fraught atmosphere at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.