Now Nyon. For the third consecutive year, the Rome enters between the first sixteen of Europe. This year, the aim of improving the last two places (quarterfinals), is stronger than ever. You start with one certainty: at least this year, at least the second round, the Giallorossi avoid their nightmare, the European Man.United Sir Alex Ferguson. And now, because, as never in their history, the Capitoline have hit the target in the first place in the group, a real business, not so much for having overtaken Chelsea's billionaire Abramovich (wound up with three goals at the Olimpico ), but for having reversed an incredible situation. On September 16, Spalletti's men made their debut by hosting the walls between friends of the Romanians Cluj, in a race outcome for granted. The Giallorossi, took the lead with the usual gore of the eternal Panucci, suffered the improbable comeback by an unknown Argentinian named Culio. Roma-Cluj 1-2 (eyes hurt just reading it). Deep crisis. The list read 3 Chelsea and Cluj, Roma and Bordeaux 0. Since that bad night, at least in the Champions League, the music has changed: four wins in the next five meetings (three consecutive). Excluding the transfer from London, Rome was able to win them all. On 1 October in Bordeaux, after sixty minutes of hell, we thought Vucinic and Baptista to keep alive their hopes, now dimmed considerably, to go through. On November 4 at the Olimpico is consumed magic, rebirth, the turning point of the season: Roma v Chelsea. The city and its fans had launched an ultimatum: just mistakes. And 'it was. Three goals to the runners in Europe, the result of the last brilliant idea of \u200b\u200bMister Spalletti, manifested in a change of form that has dramatically transformed the team. Less beautiful and imaginative. More cynical and compact. The newfound cohesion within the group, the motivation and the recovery of several injured players did the rest. Since that day, Totti & co. not mistaken as a move: between the league and cup, seven wins in the last eight games (and if you do not Cicinho ...), own goal 15 goals and only 3 assets have suffered. To take this another great reason that caused the Renaissance, just look at the scoresheet the last two European races, under the heading "markers" should be read always and only two names. Brighi and Totti. They are the emblem of Rome revived, healed and that now it will not stop. The amount of Brighi associated with the quality of the Captain, to a concentration of grit and class, imagination and tenacity.
past the initial fears, this year we will see a death struggle, strife between illustration samples, magical nights of cups and samples.
