Roma is just in a miserable tailspin, epitomized by Totti's 5 game ban before today's match. (Next time Tudor plays against Totti, he should hold up [or down, more like it] five fingers in response to Totti's four last season. :dielaugh: ).
Granted, playing Samp at home is no easy matter. I really like how scrappy they have been, Novellino's coaching style, and how they re-entered Serie A a couple years ago with a sound strategy of recruiting disgruntled castaways from big squads. But Roma looks like a team that needs to end the season sooner better than later as a sort of mercy killing for them. I can't even take much satisfaction on how clearly sad they look now.