Roma’s Philippe Mexes – The Seven Year Itch

There was no tearful gesturing to the Curva Sud. There were no boots or shirt tossed to the Roma faithful. Instead, there was a forlorn limp towards the dugout as the Stadio Olimpico scoreboard glowed ‘AS Roma 0-0 Juventus'. Unbeknown at the time, Philippe Mexes had played his last game in the famed Giallorossi his last gift (at that time), a clean sheet.