One can only dream
Inter Milan has upped the ante in the last match, convincingly beating Juventus and going 2 points ahead of Roma in the table. Now Roma must use their match in hand to get back to first place – and hopefully hold on to it until the end for a historical win.
Much has happened this season, and the brave players of Roma have had to overcome many adversities and, lets face it, have let us down on occasions. But it’s now time to step up and beat Lazio, who are well within Roma’s reach.
Lets now look at some match facts. Lazio have pulled together and are now 6 points clear of the relegation zone. They have won 3 matches of their last 5 and, most importantly, have also lost none of those. They do, however, have a somewhat troublesome injury list, with Meghni, Manfredini, Matuzalem, Bizzarri and Foggia all ruled out. Truth be said, they won’t be all-out desperate to win this derby and that may give them the cold approach needed to get something out of it, despite the enourmos gap in quality.
Roma have an almost clean bill of health, with only Vucinic troubling Claudio Ranieri. They have the best recent form of the Serie A, with 5 wins out of the last 5 matches – a true feat in Italian football, especially if we consider they have gone the last 23 (!) matches unbeaten.
It’s always hard to predict the outcome of a fierce derby such as this one, but at the end of the day I believe Roma will win and will put even more pressure on Internazionale.
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