Bong i am not from italy...and i cant say that i have felt the derby..

i mean that Between inter and Milan there is moer than football

Inter represent the High Class People(rich peoeple)

and Milan represents(the normal people)

wow... thanks...

Goal.com article:

Who: Roma (2nd place, 18 points) v Lazio (14th, 10 points)
When: Wednesday, 31st October 2007, kick-off 20:30
Where: Stadio Olimpico, Roma 

The game of round 10 in the Serie A season sees high flyers Roma take on Lazio, in the explosive Derby della Capitale.

With the two sides surprisingly at different ends of the table, they will have differing factors motivating them to emerge victorious in this contest.

Having now well and truly recovered from a difficult run of form, the Giallorossi will be expected to win against their fierce rivals this Wednesday, and there will be no excuses if they don’t.

However after two solid defensive performances against Milan and Sporting in the Champions League, these issues seem to now be a thing of the past. Victory this weekend in the Derby della Capitale could be the catalyst for a superb season.

Not only will it provide them with an added boost of confidence but it will also mean three successive victories against quality opposition.

Furthermore, with league leaders Inter facing a tricky task at home to Genoa; the Giallorossi will see this game as a chance of minimizing the Nerazzurri’s lead at the top.

This weekend Roma face lowly Empoli away, whilst Inter travel to Turin to face Juventus, in what is sure to be a difficult task for them. Therefore Roma may be top of the Serie A table by Sunday evening.

Having won just three matches out of fourteen in all competitions this season, the Biancocelesti have had a horrid start to the new campaign. They haven’t lost much from last season, so it’s difficult to note what exactly the problem is for them.

If they have any desire to repeat the form that saw them qualify for the Champions League last season, then they must start performing, starting this week against Roma.

Winning the Derby della Capitale is an amazing accomplishment, and with the form that Lazio are in at the moment, if they can achieve such a feat, mark my words, there season will dramatically turn around.

We are only nine rounds into the season, and the Biancocelesti are already eleven points of the pace. A loss here could make it fourteen off the pace, and then instead of worrying about qualifying for the Champions League, they may find themselves worrying about avoiding relegation.

Lazio have been such a consistent side over the past few seasons, so it’s extremely strange to see them so low in the table. However, we must remember that they did have a similar start to last season, and they recovered nicely, to achieve qualification to the Champions League, as mentioned earlier.

It’s a do or die contest for the Biancocelesti, as a win will get them back on track, whilst a loss will end all hope. Sure it’s only round 10; however there are no games in any season more vital than this derby. They will be tough and they will be competitive, however will they have enough to match up to the might of Roma? We will find out.

The news on the injury front for Roma remains the same, as Aquilani is still out with a long term thigh injury, whilst Taddei is still missing with a calf injury, however he should be back in action soon. Once again, Pizarro will ably replace Aquilani in the defensive midfield role.

Talsimanic captain Francesco Totti is rated as 50/50 and if he fails to recover in time, expect new hero Mirko Vucinic to slot nicely into his role. 

Their form this season hasn’t been good, and the news on the injury front is even worse. With a host of big names, including Behrami, Siviglia, Mauri, Ledesma and Diakite, all out injured for some time, Lazio have been relying on cover from their reserve players for the majority of the season.

Nothing seems to be going right for the Biancocelesti this season, and I’m sure that Coach Delio Rossi would do anything to have these injured players fit for the upcoming derby. In better news for Rossi and his men, captain Zauri and Firmani both return from suspension, and there is a slight chance that Ledesma may play.

The former Real Madrid star has failed to shine in his first ten or so matches for the club, however he has most definitely proved his worth following a superb performance against Milan at the weekend.

If he can maintain the sort of form that saw him successfully create, defend and dazzle his way around his opponents against Milan, he will have a huge future ahead of him in the Eternal City.

Pandev has been in good form this season, and along with Rocchi, they form a formidable attacking duo. With three goals in the league and a brace against Real Madrid in the Champions League, he is in goal scoring form, and will be a danger for the Roma defence come match day.

Regardless of their respective positions in the table, the Derby della Capitale is always going to be one of the toughest and competitive games in the Serie A season. With Roma requiring three points to maintain the pressure on leaders Inter, and Lazio requiring a victory to restore some pride and self-belief, their motivating factors for winning differ.

Whether this will make a difference or not, I’m not sure, however what is clear is that if Roma are as good as they have proven in recent matches, they will comfortably defeat their struggling rivals this week.

Roma-Empoli 2-2

Is roma into the same problems that Milan are into!??

getting a tie with the so called "small teams"

What do you think guys?

I wouldcertainly pick Roma for Seria on inter and Juve!!!

but things arent going well for the team...

they could have decreased the gap between them and Inter after inter had a tie with juve but things didnt go as they wanted

Check the table below and tell me if there is much of a comparison with milan and roma....

The only thing i meant..

is that the last few scores for Roma werenot that impressing...

They started with a great start and things started to fall down...

you are right...after  the 3rd game roma started to loss...but they won on the 4rth day and at least they have stayed flouting with wins and draws, not with losses....

Roma are a very quality team, but against Empoli they showed that they wouldn't be real title challangers.They didn't manage to beat Juve and Inter at home and i think that along with Juve and Fiorentina they will fight for the second place.In terms of the Champions league, they haven't any chance to reach semi-finals.They have brilliant Totti and Mancini and a capable coach as Spaleti, but nothing more...

you are right that roma is a brilliant team ...but i would say that most of brilliant teams also have thier bad hair day, so to speak.....

just like any other teams, roma has their up and downs and they happened more this days.....but i still believe that roma is not only a team with brilliant players but that this team is a brillian team itself....

Quite right!  Roma had better teams, that is not to say that these players aren't good or even world class, but Batistuta & co. brought more.  As a matter of fact, if Fiorentina can keep it up, i expect them to maintain a top 4 challenge with Inter, Juventus & Milan of course bringing up the rear, but it won't be a disaster is Roma remain in the top 4, it just would be interesting who manages to qualify for the Champions League.

I think Milan will get things sorted out, cause i don't think they're playing bad football, just a bit unlucky and lacking in certain departments like motivation etc.

i think the future is lavezzi .. we need lavezzi from napoli .. id also love to have cheilleni

ha ha ha...not unless you give juventus something more valuable.  Chillieni just renewed i think though...The future is giovinco, the name has a better  ring to it - lol

Francesco Totti:

i think the future is lavezzi .. we need lavezzi from napoli .. id also love to have cheilleni

i think chiellini is on the outer. although gregory said he may have just re signed a new contract. well, i want chiellini @ Inter lol...they can take dacourt if they wish...

isnt lavezzi going to inter milan..... and i heard that also juve is interested with him and with cheilleni ...i am not very sure of the source though....

And here now comes the filter of take-overs from the EPL:

Hicks Wants Roma Takeover Now? The co-owner of Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks, is lining up a takeover of AS Roma, according to reports in Italy.

I thought UEFA or and Fifa had something about persons owning shares from teams playing in European competition.  Isn't there a restriction against having shares or owning more than one club in European competitions.