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by **pocari_fenrir** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:33 am

wow.......... i come home to find out we still ended up losing this so-called passionate match up......... in the 90th minute??

by **vtec** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:55 am

by **SPqR** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:47 am

by **oily** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:35 am

by **maro** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:27 am

by **RomaShield27** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:22 am

by **maro** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:59 am

by **AlCapone** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:18 am

by **SPqR** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:58 am

by **RomaShield27** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:17 am

ROME, March 20 - Coach Luciano Spalletti said AS Roma's title ambitions were still alive despite falling seven points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan.

"We will continue to fight because we have already shown we can do impossible things," said Spalletti, referring to the recent Champions League first knockout round victory over nine-times European Cup winners Real Madrid. "I think the championship is still open and we will try to reduce the gap," he told reporters after losing Wednesday's derby 3-2 to Lazio.

Second-placed Roma hope Inter drop points at home to Juventus on Saturday (1930 GMT), the same day Spalletti's side entertain Empoli (1400). Inter will be without suspended Portuguese midfielder Pele, whose 40th-minute sending-off in the 1-1 draw at Genoa on Wednesday exposed the champions to the second-half siege that led to Marco Borriello's late equaliser.

Italy defender Marco Materazzi returns from suspension and Inter may also have Patrick Vieira back after the France midfielder missed the Genoa match with a muscle problem.

TOOTHLESS PERFORMANCE
Juve, 13 points off the pace in third spot, produced a toothless performance to draw 0-0 at second from bottom Empoli. David Trezeguet, who has scored 16 league goals this season, is likely to return to the team after coming on as a substitute on Wednesday.

AC Milan are expected to be without Kaka at out-of-form Torino on Saturday (1400) after the World Player of the Year pulled up with a thigh problem nine minutes into Wednesday's 2-1 home defeat by Sampdoria.

Milan, who have only won two of their last eight Serie A games, will aim to put their bid for a top-four finish and Champions League qualification back on track.
The European champions lie fifth, four points behind fourth-placed Fiorentina, who lost 2-0 at Napoli in midweek.

Fiorentina host mid-table Lazio who are boosted by the victory over city rivals Roma and have their sights set on sixth position and a UEFA Cup slot.

by **Bagg10** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:21 am

Don't worry guys. Juve will come to your rescue this weekend!

by **Italiamia** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:51 pm

Welcome back 'amantino mancini'.......good to have you here.

Was it maro who said that everytime we take a step forward we take 2 steps back. It's the same old shite with this team. Just when you think they have turned the corner and matured, the boys put in a pathetic effort against our hated rivals, knowing that with a win, we draw within 4 points of Inter. I actually believed we developed some mental toughness, but once again, they proved me wrong. When we did decide to get serious, we overcame a horrendous penalty to draw even only minutes later. Then, when we have them on the ropes, we don't give them the knock out punch. In the end, it seems we were happy with a draw, only lazie wanted to win. I think the boys sometimes forget that there is another team out their with them and that it's not a Spalletti partitella.

Oh, and by the way, did anyone even notice Totti in the last 20 minutes or so. A poor derby from him to say the least. A pathetic derby all around and we lose Mexes and Aquilani in the process. As SPqR said, we know what we have in this team. Lets not delude ourselves into believing that we can actually win something this year, next year, or even the next. It ain't going to fucking happen. I must confess that they fooled me again. Yes, after I swore to almighty God that I would never be fooled by Roma ever again, it happened once more. What can I say, I'm human and I'm so angry right now. Angry, because what I saw yesterday was not a championship team in any sense. I saw a mentally tepid performance by team with no real leadership when it counts.

So, I don't want to waste anybody's valuable time here. I am taking some time to reflect. It's Holy Week after all, and there are more important things to worry about.

Auguri di Buona Pasqua a tutti.

by **maro** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:08 pm

by **RomaShield27** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:31 pm

Italiamia always does these little rants after a performance and result like last night. It is one of his trademarks, and we expect no less. No doubt he will back soon enough spreading the delights of the Italiamia Brand once again. Of course, I agree with most of what your saying, Italiamia. Just when you think the team has developed a solid level of mental strength we come back down to this level once again. A step forward, then two steps back, right. However, I think what is important now is how this team reacts to this result. Reacts mentally. Every great team loses, but its how they bounce back from defeat which defines them. We fucked up against the Merda, showed our old weaknesses, didn't have enough character to pull us through, but now we must not let this one game effect the rest of our season and must overcome this, learn from it, and get back to winning ways, starting with lowly Empoli on Saturday. We must have confidence, have mental toughness, especially with the CL quarter-finals looming on the horizon.

by **stefano** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:35 pm

Now I have my piece of shit Lazio friends talking shit to me. Goddamnit.

by **g.smiley** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:36 pm

That was not a penalty.

by **stefano** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:40 pm

Far from it. Still anytime a team scores against you in the 92nd minute you deserve to lose.

by **Jamoldo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:40 pm

by **Amantino Mancini** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:55 pm

by **arthurfonzarelli** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:58 pm

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