Our columnist reflects on a huge away victory in Reggio Emilia...

Roma Women will go into the forthcoming international break on a high note, after beating Sassuolo 1-0 on Sunday afternoon to make it five games unbeaten in all competitions.

Agnese Bonfantini continued her rich run of form by opening the scoring early on, making it five goals in three games for the Italian winger.

Roma came close to extending that lead on a couple of occasions, but it was a fairly balanced game, meaning there was work to be done to keep hold of the three points.

With strong performances across the entire back four, a second clean sheet in a row was kept, as Roma succeeded in protecting their lead.

Consequently, they moved 11 points clear of their opponents, who had been directly below them in the table before kick-off.

It’s now a clear case of looking up the table rather than at what might be lurking behind.