With only two wins in their last 11 matches in all competitions, Roma is reeling as we make our way towards spring. After reading their nadir in a seven-goal Added Extra Time thriller against Bologna, which saw the Giallorossi crash out of the Europa League, one might even say that Roma is in the business of misery, to borrow a phrase from pop-punk icons, Paramore.
And with whispers of discontent brewing between Gian Piero Gasperini, Claudio Ranieri, Ricky Massara, and the Friedkin family, Roma is once again in familiar territory: teetering on the brink of collapse. While cooler heads will surely prevail, for all intents and purposes, today’s fixture against 18th-place Lecce might as well be the World Cup final.
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While Roma caught a minor break with Juventus drawing Sassuolo yesterday, giving them a chance to pull even with the Vecchia Signora on 54 points, anything short of a victory today will be disastrous for Gasperini’s group.
The lineups are in, so cross your fingers for a convincing victory today.