Summary: Once again the international break in Italy offered no refuge from scandal, outrage or controversy as interpretations and protests over territorial discrimination engulfed the talking points and so far have begun to unite ultra groups and club presidents across the country for somewhat different - albeit - reasons and motives. Joining us to discuss this issue and more from Milan is Italian football commentator Owen Nielson where much of the fire and fracas has been stored in recent days while the Azzurri could barely take back to the national attention and Roma basked in its own success of seven straight wins and new life for Francesco Totti, fueling a potential revival in time for Brazil 2014. We also explore the feel good story at Verona at the break, whether AS Roma can continue this rich vein of form once the international players return and Serie A resumes, questions about Juventus who have clear ambitions in the Champions League where the results have been incomplete by their standards and then over to the disaster developing at AC Milan where the failures of last season were factually worse, but the chase for top three looks even more helpless than ever. Loads here on the battle between ultras, club presidents and the FIGC, times of extreme crisis at AC Milan and talk of a Roma resurgence that has legs in a hugely successful transfer campaign this past summer. We also take our first look at Serie B in the new season with a surprise team at the top and new signs of life at Palermo after an early bad step with first year manager Gennaro Gattuso who never did seem the right choice for an explosive Zamparini just waiting to reload with yet a new manager.
