Roma and Rossoneri serve up a true Italian delight

SATURDAY night’s 1-1 draw between Roma and Milan in Rome lived up to its billing as a possible dress rehearsal for the Champions League semi-final.

Milan should have been dead and buried early on when they were caught flat-footed by the speed and angles of Roma’s attack, with Francesco Totti elusive up front and defenders Philippe Mexes and Christian Panucci frequently joining in the fun.

Roma are a team who seem to hate the idea of passing sideways, constantly looking to play the ball “vertically” as they say in Italy. Milan couldn’t get near them for the first half-hour, with Kaka isolated and Ronaldo and Cafu completely at sea.