Roma legend Paulo Roberto Falcao believes his club can catch Inter at the top of the Scudetto. “If they catch them, the Nerazzurri will collapse.”
Roberto Mancini’s men had an 11-point lead only a few weeks ago, but that has been whittled down to four with eight games to go.
“I watched Inter-Juventus and the Nerazzurri disappointed me. They often end their games with 10 men and that happens if the team is extremely tense,” explained the Brazilian in the Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Inter have also made a dangerous change of course. Before they relied on the class of their champions, now they focus on aggression.”
In Falcao’s view, the real advantage in this title race is entirely psychological.
“Since the Champions League loss to Liverpool, this invincible side transformed into a squad carrying around a thousand fears and phobias.
“Mancini also made a mistake in saying he would leave in June. He should not have let himself get swept up in the disappointment of their elimination.”
Under new Serie A rules, if the two clubs finish level at the top then Inter will win the Scudetto because of their superior record in direct confrontations – a win and a draw.
“It won’t get to that,” assured Falcao. “Inter have more champions and a four-point advantage, so if they keep their heads then the title is theirs without a problem.
“However, if this crisis is irreversible then the moment Roma catch up Inter will collapse.”
Falcao wore the Giallorossi jersey from 1980 to '85, winning the 1983 Scudetto, two Coppa Italias and reaching the European Cup Final.
