THE tension is rising in the Italian capital as Lazio and Roma prepare to face-off for the first time on an evening in almost four years.
The Olympic Stadium will play host to the fierce derby clash in the Coppa Italia semi-final first-leg on Tuesday night.
And rivals fans are already stoking up the flames around the city ahead of the showdown.
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This banner has already been displayed – which translates to “AS Roma are s***!”
And it has been hung on a walkway near Annibaldi, right next to the iconic Coliseum.
Over a thousand police officers have been brought in to patrol and try and keep order inside the ground.
Despite the 70,000 attendance of the stadium, and 770 stewards set to be there also, the ground will be far from full.
Lazio have sold 20,000 tickets for this evening’s encounter.
Roma are not expected to even reach their 10,000 allocation.
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