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AS Roma take 6-2 first leg lead in Italian Cup Final

Inter Milan's hopes of lifting the Italian Cup for the third consecutive year were dealt a potentially fatal blow after they were thrashed 6-2 by AS Roma in the first leg on Wednesday.

Roma, last year's beaten finalists, were 3-0 up after 16 minutes through Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi and Simone Perrotta -- all World Cup winners with Italy last year -- before Hernan Crespo pulled one back for the recently crowned Serie A champions.

Further goals from Brazilian winger Mancini and Christian Panucci made it 5-1 before Crespo grabbed his second of the match.

Panucci then pounced again a minute from time to restore Roma's four-goal cushion and give Inter a mountain to climb in the second leg at the San Siro next week.

Inter coach Roberto Mancini lamented his side's woeful start at the Olympic stadium.

"To lose three goals in the first quarter of an hour or so gave us too much to do," Mancini said.

"Roma started superbly and we were awful."

Roma were the only side to beat Inter Milan during its championship winning season in Serie A.
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