Serie A title race stays razor-tight as Roma's lead shrinks to nothing
AS Roma have topped Serie A after five matches, but the margin that once separated them from their nearest challengers has disappeared entirely, with the club now level on points at the summit rather than holding any cushion.
The shift underlines how tight the opening weeks of the campaign have been, with the gap between the leaders and the chasing pack narrowing round by round since the season got under way.
For Roma, the challenge now is less about consolidating an advantage and more about simply staying at the front of a congested table. With seven matchdays already played across the wider campaign context, there is little room for the sort of slip that could hand the initiative elsewhere.
Attention will now turn to how Roma respond in the coming rounds, with the title picture likely to remain finely balanced as more sides close the gap on points rather than trail behind it.