Calcio Italiano

It was a day the Romanista would never forget, June 17th 2001. As the fervent supporters surged on to the field at the Stadio Olimpico they were basking in the glory of their club's first Scudetto since 1983 and just their third overall.  Get The Party Started: Roma captain Francesco Totti celebrates after opening the scoring in his side's decisive 3-1 win over Parma on the final day of the 2000-01 Serie A season.  Having had to watch enviously across the Eternal City as Lazio took home the first Scudetto of the 21st century in addition to a comparatively early exit from the Coppa Italia and losing to Leeds in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, the elusive third title seemed further away from Roma's grasp than ever going in to the 00-01 campaign. What made it worse was the early promise of securing the services of former Scudetto and Champions League winning manager Fabio Capello delivered little resulting in Roma ending the season in sixth place, not even an impressive ta...