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Stripped of the captaincy. His contract nearing expiration without a renewal proposal. After zero minutes played in the opening three matches, nothing seemed to be going Lorenzo Pellegrini\u2019s way. Until the Rome derby. The Roman-born midfielder cast aside all the issues surrounding him and scored the decisive goal for Roma<\/strong> in a 1-0 win over Lazio<\/strong> in Serie A on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cAside from all the reasoning and words, there is one constant, which is that I love Roma,\u201d said Pellegrini, who joined the club aged nine. \u201cAs long as I wear this shirt, there won\u2019t be a moment where I will hold back. Life is unpredictable, you don\u2019t know what could happen next. I seemed on the verge of leaving and then got hurt. But today I started and scored to win the derby.\u201d<\/p>\n After being derided by Gian Piero Gasperini a day earlier when Roma\u2019s new coach said that, at 29, Pellegrini has \u201cgot to become an athlete and start running,\u201d the midfielder was perfectly positioned to strike when the chance came his way in the 38th minute. Devyne Rensch did well to strip the ball from Lazio\u2019s left-back Nuno Tavares and rolled it across to the former-captain, stationed in the centre of the area, to fire home, prompting Roma\u2019s end of the Stadio Olimpico to erupt with smoke bombs.<\/p>\n <\/span>Lorenzo Pellegrini watches his shot fly past Lazio\u2019s Ivan Provedel.<\/span> Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino\/AP<\/p>\n Pellegrini, who is also trying to regain his spot in Italy\u2019s squad, celebrated with a kiss toward the Curva Sud and Roma\u2019s ultras. Moments before the goal, a banner popped up in the Curva Sud that said: \u201cWelcome back, captain.\u201d It was Pellegrini\u2019s fourth career goal in the Derby della Capitale \u2013 but his first since January in any competition.<\/p>\n A tempestuous match finished with Lazio having only 10 men after Reda Belahyane was shown a straight red card for a foul on Manu Kon\u00e9 in the 88th. Still, Lazio kept on threatening and Danilo Cataldi hit the post in stoppage time. The fireworks continued after the full-time whistle with Lazio\u2019s Matt\u00e9o Guendouzi also shown a red card for dissent as the team\u2019s head back to the dressing rooms.<\/p>\n Roma have won three of the last four derbies without conceding a goal, with the teams drawing 1-1 in their previous meeting. The victory also continues the Giallorossi\u2019s strong early season form, they have won three of their four opening matches under Gasperini, who replaced the retiring Claudio Ranieri after nine seasons at Atalanta. Lazio have lost three out of four games since Sarri was rehired in the summer.<\/p>\n In France, Le Classique between Marseille<\/strong> and PSG<\/strong> has been postponed. Ligue 1 confirmed the news ahead of the scheduled evening kick-off in the anticipation of a major storm in the south of France.<\/p>\n The match has been rearranged for Monday evening, which directly clashes with the Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony in Paris, where many PSG players and the club\u2019s manager \u2013 Luis Enrique \u2013 are nominated for awards.<\/p>\n Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/strong>\u2019s struggles in La Liga persisted as they were held to a dramatic 1-1 draw by Mallorca<\/strong> on Sunday, with the goalkeeper Leo Rom\u00e1n delivering an outstanding performance before Vedat Muriqi\u2019s late header cancelled out Conor Gallagher\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n The result left Diego Simeone\u2019s side languishing in 12th place with six points from five matches, while Mallorca are 19th with two points. Real Madrid lead the league with 15 points.<\/p>\n <\/span>Conor Gallagher celebrates scoring for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid at Real Mallorca but his joy was short-lived.<\/span> Photograph: Miquel A Borras\/EPA<\/p>\n Rom\u00e1n was pivotal for Mallorca, frustrating Atl\u00e9tico throughout the match with a series of remarkable saves. The 25-year-old\u2019s heroics began early, denying Giacomo Raspadori\u2019s audacious second-minute attempt with a one-handed save, before palming away Pablo Barrios\u2019s effort in the seventh minute.<\/p>\n His performance included denying Juli\u00e1n Alvarez from the penalty spot early in the first half, a moment that encapsulated the visitors\u2019 inability to capitalise on their chances.<\/p>\n Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s frustrations mounted when Alexander S\u00f8rloth received a straight red card in the 72nd minute for a studs-up challenge on Antonio Raillo, leaving the visitors to play the final 18 minutes a man down.<\/p>\n Atl\u00e9tico finally found a way through in the 79th minute. Gallagher was quickest to react after Rom\u00e1n parried Marcos Llorente\u2019s low effort across goal, slotting home to give the visitors the lead.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Sign up to Football Daily<\/span><\/p>\n Kick off your evenings with the Guardian’s take on the world of football<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.<\/span><\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n But their celebrations proved short-lived. In the 85th minute, the 19-year-old substitute Jan Virgili whipped in a cross that caught Atletico\u2019s defence napping, allowing Muriqi to head past Jan Oblak at the far post.<\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund<\/strong> carved out a 1-0 victory over visiting Wolfsburg<\/strong> thanks to Karim Adeyemi\u2019s first half missile to climb into second place in the Bundesliga. Dortmund, fresh from their Champions League 4-4 draw at Juventus in midweek, stretched their unbeaten league run to 12 matches, including last season. They have 10 points, two behind Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n Dortmund bagged the three points after Adeyemi, who also scored against Juve, unleashed a ferocious shot that hit a speed of 125km\/h. Maximilian Beier came close to a second goal in the 34th but his header was narrowly off the mark.<\/p>\n The hosts had a dominant first half before Wolfsburg hit the woodwork through Kostantinos Koulierakis after the break in their best chance of the game. Koulierakis also saw his low shot fly wide of a post in the 90th as they suffered their first defeat of the season.<\/p>\n Haris Tabakovic snatched Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach<\/strong>\u2019s first goal of the season with a stoppage-time equaliser that earned them a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen<\/strong> in the Bundesliga. Tabakovic headed in deep in stoppage time to cancel out Malik Tillman\u2019s 70th-minute goal for the hosts.<\/p>\n Gladbach, who sacked coach Gerardo Seoane on Monday after their worst start in 34 years following three league games without scoring a goal, had Eugen Polanski in the dugout as interim coach.<\/p>\n <\/span>Haris Tabakovic (second left) scores Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach\u2019s equaliser at Bayer Leverkusen.<\/span> Photograph: Federico Gambarini\/AP<\/p>\n Leverkusen scored in the 70th minute when Tillman tapped in from 10 yards. With time running out Tabakovic rose high to connect with his fellow substitute Charles Herrmann\u2019s corner for the equaliser that left Leverkusen in 12th place on five points.<\/p>\n Gladbach, who are without a league win in their last 11 matches, including last season, are 17th on two points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stripped of the captaincy. His contract nearing expiration without a renewal proposal. After zero minutes played in the opening three matches, nothing seemed to be going Lorenzo Pellegrini\u2019s way. Until the Rome derby. 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