VIDEO: Ugly scenes in Italy! Complete chaos as Roma & Lazio fans clash ahead of Derby della Capitale showdown

Ahead of the Derby della Capitale, one of the fiercest rivalries in Italian football, tensions flared as both sets of supporters locked horns with one another on Saturday morning. Video footage has captured the clashes, which involve police using tear gas in ugly scenes in the Olimpico area.

There is a lot riding on this match as fifth-placed Roma want to boost their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League and Lazio, down in seventh, are aiming to play in Europe once again. The Giallorossi drew the reverse fixture 0-0 in Serie A last November but Lazio knocked them out of the Coppa Italia at the quarter-final stage in January and they will want revenge this time out.

After this 5pm league encounter on Saturday, Roma are away at AC Milan on Thursday in the first leg of their all-Italian Europa League quarter-final, whereas Lazio take on Salernitana on Friday in Serie A action.