It's a record-breaking Rome! The painful 1-0 against Chievo is worth the tenth victory in as many days, an absolute record never achieved by anyone in our league. In addition to, ça va sans dire, the top of the standings with full points (30), which sends Juventus and Napoli back to a safe distance (25).
The reasons for rejoicing don't end here: he celebrates even more than his teammates Morgan De Sanctis, who brings his unbeaten run to 695 minutes. Sebastiano Rossi's absolute record is still far away (929' in the 1993/94 season), but at this rate nothing is unattainable.
Rome flies and does so suffering just enough that makes its victories even more beautiful. Against Chievo it wasn't a walk in the park, like in Udine last Sunday, but the Giallorossi were able to wait for the right moment to strike and take the match home, in perfect Garcia style. As announced on the eve, the Frenchman chooses to face Chievo with a pinch of turnover, made necessary by Maicon's disqualification and Gervinho's unavailability (for Totti it will still take a long time). Therefore, in addition to the "expected" Torosidis and Ljajic, Dodò plays on the left and Marquinho in attack, to compose the trident with the Serbian and Borriello.
Sannino's Chievo (now at high risk of exemption) responds with a 3-5-2 which is actually a beautiful and good 5-3-2, devoted almost entirely to containing the opponent. The plan works, because Roma can't find outlets except with long-range shots. And so the first half ends with a gray 0-0 that will certainly not go down in football history. The second half continues on the same script, until Garcia decides to mix things up a bit: Dodò and Marquinho out, Balzaretti and Florenzi in.
It's the decisive move, because in the 67th minute the Roman winger crosses for Borriello in the center of the area, a header that touches the post and ends up in the net. Chievo tries a desperate reaction, but only makes itself dangerous in the 73rd minute with an episode that makes the 45 Olimpico team tremble. Rigoni kicks from outside the area, De Sanctis pushes back at Paloschi who, on the verge of scoring a goal, is knocked down by Benatia. Everyone watching the referee and assistants, who however flaunt a sacrosanct offside that extinguishes any controversy in the bud. It is the last emotion of an evening that gives Roma the best record. The fans, however, hope it is only the first of a long series.
