Francesco Totti scored two goals over the weekend to break his scoreless streak against Roma's city rivals Lazio. (Courtesy Ryu Voelke)
By Jonathan Gold
A lot of complete trash gets written about rivalry games. See if any of this sounds familiar: “Oh, the form book goes out the window when these two teams meet!” “You’d have to say it would pretty much make their season to beat these hated rivals!” “It’s always a tempestuous affair when these two teams meet!”
Ugh. What a great way to ruin a game as brilliant as the recent Rome derby. Nevertheless.
