The two-0 defeat in opposition to Atalanta marks a brand new chapter within the disaster of Roma, now on the verge of the relegation zone.
An alarming reality emerges from historical past: 46 years have handed for the reason that final time the Giallorossi began a season so badly.
Within the 1978-79 championship, Roma, on the 14th matchday, misplaced in opposition to Atalanta in Bergamo, on a snow-covered pitch and with an unlucky personal aim by Santarini.
That yr they managed to save lots of themselves solely on the final matchday.
Issues went even worse in 1950-51, with solely two wins, 4 attracts and eight defeats within the first 14 video games. A efficiency that price Roma the one relegation in its historical past to Serie B.
The present scenario is worrying for disturbing similarities.
The numbers inform of a crew incapable of reacting: a sterile assault and a weak protection.
Coach Claudio Ranieri is attempting to reunite the group, writes Il Corriere della Sera, however the highway is all uphill.
If Roma needs to keep away from rewriting one other darkish web page in its historical past, it is going to be important to reverse the development ranging from the subsequent matches. The spectre of the previous is a warning, but additionally a stimulus to get again up.