Serie A Betting: Remarkable Roma to be involved in high-scoring game at Bari
As Roma aim to complete the most unlikely of title-challenging comebacks, they travel to Bari this weekend in a match where their attacking trident of Totti/Toni/Vucinic is almost certain to produce goals. Dave Farrar talks us through all the action this weekend. “With Totti now fit, and Jeremy Menez suspended, Roma will line up with a trident of Totti, Toni and Vucinic, which is good enough for me, and Andrea Ranocchia’s continuing absence from the Bari backline only adds to the idea that there will be goals here.” Bari v Roma Roma’s run towards the Serie A title has been nothing short of astonishing. When they lost to Udinese on the 28th October they were 14th in the table, but a run of 21 games unbeaten, culminating in last Saturday’s 2-1 win against Inter, means that they go into this weekend’s round of matches just a point and a place behind Jose Mourinho’s team. For that achievement alone, Claudio Ranieri deserves immense credit, particularly given the absence of crucial players, most notably his captain Francesco Totti. The key factor now, though, is how Roma deal with being genuine challengers for the title. Up until this point, they have been improbable winners of Serie A, but now, with a better run in than Inter, they can reasonably be called favourites. Will they crack under the pressure, or will they respond to it, as they head to the San Nicola in Bari
