Romans are on the march once more, just like ancient times.
This weekend, with the Giallorossi back home for the match with Milan, the turnout was officially 75,000. Having seen a legion of fans storm the gates of the Curva Sud to the applause of onlookers though, I'd guess the figure was way beyond that. In this, a city short on public transport and long on traffic, going to the ground ideally requires a scooter, a Roma banner unfurled in the evening breeze and a klaxon. Earlier in the week, some had spent the night sleeping outside ticket outlets to secure their place. He fell to vigorously scratching his groin, which here is considered lucky as well as highly pleasurable.