Larrok

It has been shown in the direct encounters who deserved to win the championship. Roma-Inter 1-4, Inter-Roma 1-1. The rest is just talk.

Starting with the single-round championships. 1930: Meazza leads Inter to the Scudetto, while Roma finishes sixth. 1938: Ambrosiana-Inter claims its fourth Scudetto, edging out Juventus, with Roma again in sixth place. 1940: A neck-and-neck race between Inter and Bologna throughout the season, culminating in an Inter triumph in the direct clash on the final day, with Roma in seventh place. 1942: Roma’s first Scudetto under Amadei comes after overtaking the great Torino on the penultimate matchday, while Inter sits twelfth. 1953 and 1954: Two consecutive Scudetti for Internazionale with Skoglund and Nyers, boasting the best defense overall, with Roma sixth in the standings in both years. 1963: The first Scudetto of the Great Inter era, winning the championship with two matchdays to spare right on Roma's field, where that year they finish fifth. 1965 and 1966: Another two consecutive Scudetti for the Great Inter, which dominated in Italy and Europe, while Roma finished ninth and eighth in the two tournaments, respectively. 1971: The title is unexpectedly claimed by the team of new coach Invernizzi, who in the second half of the season catches and surpasses their cousins from Milan, with Roma again sixth. 1980: After a 10-year wait, Inter returns to success thanks to Beccalossi and Altobelli, while Roma sits seventh in the standings. 1983: After 41 years of failed attempts, the capital's team, led by the immense Falcao, claims its second Scudetto by defeating Juventus (second) and Inter (third). 1989: Trapattoni's Inter overwhelmingly wins what would later be called the "record Scudetto," 26 victories in 34 matches played, a triumph by a wide margin; Roma finishes eighth. 2001: Roma reigns for the third time under Capello's guidance, while Inter places fifth. 2007 and 2008: Two consecutive Scudetti for Inter, which also had one awarded forfeit after the Calciopoli case in 2006; Inter dominates, winning with a 22-point lead over Roma, with 30 victories, 97 points, and 80 goals in 2007, and clinching victory on the final day after an exciting head-to-head with rival Roma, which collects another second place. A small note: in 1951, A.S. Roma ranks nineteenth and is relegated to the lower division. In addition to 16 Scudetti, Inter boasts 13 second places and 15 third places, while Roma has 3 Scudetti, 10 second places, and 5 third places.

Blackdog, maybe two consecutive years perpetually behind Inter have done you so badly that you find joy in someone else's draw on the opening day of the season? Be careful, cirrhosis can consume you. ;) Oh, and just to be clear, I remind you: 16 scudetti to 3, just for the record... when you finally get the first star on your chest, we will all be deceased.

If Moratti decided, Recoba would still be playing. Fortunately, he's realized that he needs to let people who understand something handle it. The important thing is that he puts out the money. :)

It's absolutely not like that. In my opinion, you’re seeing things the wrong way. First of all, the fact that he is a strong-willed coach is nothing but a positive trait, especially considering there have been too many weaklings coaching Inter. If you look at his past tenures, Mourinho has always behaved correctly towards his players, as he has always respected them. In fact, many of them remember him with great esteem and affection (just ask those from Chelsea or Crespo himself). He was sent away by Abramovich because he didn't play Sheva, who was the president's favorite (only to then hire Scolari, who the Ukrainian didn’t even want to see). His relationship with his players has always been excellent. And I’ll tell you more: despite his cocky demeanor, José is also a humble man. What he did with Cudicini, publicly apologizing to him, shows that. Humble, however, does not mean insecure about his abilities. He has a method that has led him to win a lot, and he has achieved this also thanks to the mutual respect he has established with the locker room. Moreover, it’s rare for a coach to attract media attention to defend his group; he should only be praised for that.

So, is the scudetto going to Juve for you? We'll see... as for the Inter dressing room: if there's a coach who knows how to keep a group of players united and defends them from journalists by taking all the blame, it's Mourinho.

So you say it will be Lecce that will break Mourinho's home unbeaten streak of 99 matches (100 if he doesn't lose on the second matchday)?

Why would Mancini become a useless player? He played only one official match and he's already labeled as useless? Ibra seems to be doing better with his knee, but setbacks are always around the corner. Menez is a type of player that's somewhat like Cassano (technically, not in terms of behavior, you know).

Beautiful Pirlo "slowcore"! :D It suits him!

Come on, aren't you being a bit too critical? And what about Kakà and Pato, Pirlo and Flamini? Their problem is defense, it's true, but apart from that, they’re worthy of the championship.