In describing a scene in the heat of battle, one of my favourite authors once wrote, “sometimes it doesn’t matter too much what choice you make, as long as you make it quick and stick to it”. There is still a good deal of truth in this if moved to the context of Pablo Osvaldo and Roma. This summer, surely matters need to come to a head. Either Osvaldo is given the club’s full backing in spite of the baggage he carries, or he needs to be moved on.

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