Serie A summit remains a shared address as Roma's cushion vanishes
AS Roma remain at the summit of Serie A after five rounds of matches, though the position now carries no real cushion at all. The club sit level on points with their nearest challengers, meaning top spot is currently more a matter of alphabetical order or goal difference than a genuine lead.
A race with no gap
Having occupied the top of the table through the opening rounds, Roma have watched their advantage erode round by round, a theme this column has followed across the last week as the margin narrowed from a handful of points to nothing. That trend continues here, with the chasing sides drawing level rather than overtaking outright.
What it means going forward
With the table this tight, every fixture from here carries outsized importance. A single slip could hand the initiative elsewhere, while a win keeps Roma nominally in front. Punters weighing up the title market will find little separation between the leading clubs, and the coming rounds look set to decide who can turn parity into daylight.