Four Things We Learned: Giallorossi left disappointed by lack of finishing touch

Everything in place except an all-important goal

While Roma extended their Serie A unbeaten streak to an impressive eight games, they just couldn't find the back of the net against a plucky Chievo Verona - instead having to settle for a 0-0 draw.

Despite dominating for the vast majority of the contest, the Giallorossi were thwarted on numerous occasions by the Chievo goalkeeper, Stefano Sorrentino, who made some tremendous saves, in a result that was understandably viewed as two points lost by Eusebio Di Francesco.

"When you create so much, have 70% possession, send in 30 crosses and have 30 shots on goal, the only thing that’s missing is a goal," Di Francesco said.

Juan Jesus provides structural security

After a difficult first year at Roma, Juan Jesus's positive form this campaign has been a real highlight of their strong season so far. And the burly Brazilian put in another solid shift at the heart of defence vs. Chievo, as his physicality, awareness and anticipation shone.

A particularly vital component of his display came when Roma were constructing their attacks down the left, for Jesus would shrewdly slide across and cover the space in behind left-back Aleksandar Kolarov to allow him the freedom to burst forward in typically damaging fashion.

By providing this structural security he could generally cut off any attempted counter attacks, while also ensuring Kevin Strootman and Stephan El Shaarawy could link up with the marauding Kolarov in advanced, left of centre locations.

Schick and El Shaarawy show early understanding

Even though El Shaarawy and Patrik Schick have enjoyed minimal playing time together, it was encouraging to see some chemistry between the two.

This usually came in the form of smoothly executed positional rotations and neat combination play. But another method that served them well was how the dynamic Schick, who produced a fine outing in his first start for the club, created space for his colleague to exploit.

Whenever Schick opted to drop deep from the centre forward post that he occupied in the first half, he'd crucially drag his marker with him, thus manufacturing a clever opening for El Shaarawy to use his attacking instincts to take advantage of.

Strootman's purposeful movement

Full of energy and aggression, the tireless Dutchman was persistently involved in so many facets of his team's offensive work, with his intelligent movement yet again having a notable impact. As seen in the image below, Strootman's thoughtful curved and directed run, that began centrally and saw him end up out wide, successfully draws his opponent to make room for Kolarov to dribble infield.

Indeed, this gives the Serbian a perfect platform to use his wide ranging attacking skillset, enabling him to use his speed and ball control to carry the ball upfield or use his brilliant passing qualities, both short and long, to find one of his team's strategically well positioned players upfield.