As he stood there on the sidelines mimicking a violin, you could see the same thought plastered on his mind that ran on every Romanistas, ‘what do we have to do to be league leaders?’ Coming off the back of a record breaking season, AS Roma were supposed…

Moments before the Bianconeri faithful poured on to the pitch in Stadio Nereo Rocco and prior to manager Antonio Conte and assistant coach Angelo Alessio embracing each other on the sideline after the final whistle, the title-hungry visitors were treated with the news that 420 kms away, Maicon had completed…