Leaders Roma face in-form Inter

Roma’s newly-acquired Serie A title credentials face their first serious test when Rudi Garcia’s team visit in-form Inter Milan on Saturday. In the final weekend of league action before a break for World Cup qualifiers, second-placed Napoli host promoted Livorno while champions Juventus host Milan in one of two potentially gripping late games on Sunday.

When former Lille coach Garcia took over Roma at the start of the season the initial aim was to start strongly and erase the memory of a seventh place finish last season.   However, the French coach and Roma have gone one better, grabbing the league’s attention after winning all of their first six games to top the table with a two-point lead over Napoli and champions Juventus.  Inter sit fourth, a further two points back, having enjoyed a positive start to the campaign under former Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri.

Roma have also seen nine different players hit the net this season and Inter centre-back Hugo Campagnaro said they deserve respect. ‘They’re a great team and have scored a lot of goals while conceding very few. They deserve our respect,’ Campagnaro told Sky Sport Italia.  We’ll have to be on top of our game.’ Defeat for Roma would allow Napoli to snatch top spot, if they overcome league new boys Livorno.