Roma president James Pallotta believes they're capable of winning the Scudetto this season.

Indeed, Pallotta believes the team has been underachieving for several years.

He told Sports Illustrated: “I think the last couple years we were good enough (for the Scudetto), too. When [Luciano] Spalletti came in and went undefeated the last 17 games, we weren't that far behind. And if we had played in the first half of the year before I made the change, there was a period where we had 11 games without a win.

“There were some games against teams that we should have won, and we tied. We're getting tougher as a team. So do I think so? Yeah.

“By the way, I think the style and the play that's going on in the Italian league right now is as good as anything that's going on in any league in Europe. Napoli, Juventus, Inter, Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio. You can have at some point AC Milan and maybe Fiorentina, but certainly those first six or so.

“Atalanta, you go there and play them at home. You know, that's not an easy game. Which we won at the beginning of the year. We're looking forward to some other teams going into Atalanta and having to play them there. It's a very difficult league, frankly.

“So I do think we can win it. We have a game in hand. We're right there. I think the team feels more and more comfortable with themselves. There's a togetherness. You could see it after the Lazio game, where they all went out. There were no factions, no smaller groups, no Eastern Europeans versus others. They're together."