ROME - Roma have won the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg 2-1 over Inter. We won't know the outcome of the tie until 17 April however.
The Giallorossi took the lead after 13 minutes: Florenzi rose beautifully from a Piris cross to power home and open the scoring. Roma went close once again moments later but Ranocchia cleared well off the line from Totti. The hosts continued to pile forward with Inter under the cosh and on 33 minutes Roma doubled their lead: the goal again came from a header, this time from Destro. Inter managed to hit back though just before the interval when Cambiasso's quick free-kick found an alert Palacio who tucked it past Stekelenburg.
It was a more even contest after the break with Inter nearly drawing level on two occasions late on through substitute Alvarez. Neither goalkeeper was to be beaten however, leaving the tie nicely poised for the second leg on 17 April.
Roma 2-1 Inter (HT: 2-1)
Scorers: Florenzi 13, Destro 33, Palacio 44.
Roma: 24
Stekelenburg; 23 Piris, 3 Marquinhos (Castan 60), 29 Burdisso, 42
Balzaretti; 4 Bradley, 77 Tachtsidis, 48 Florenzi (Perrotta 77); 8 Lamela,
22 Destro, 10 Totti (Marquinho 85).
Subs not used: 13 Goicoechea, 1 Lobont, 19 Antei, 21 Sammartino, 45 Ricci, 47 Lucca.
Coach: Zdenek Zeman.
Inter:
1 Handanovic; 23 Ranocchia, 26 Chivu, 40 Juan Jesus; 4 Zanetti, 19
Cambiasso, 20 Obi (Nagatomo 46), 24 Benassi (Gargano 65), 31
Pereira (Alvarez 75); 14 Guarin; 8 Palacio.
Subs not used: 27 Belec, 77 Di Gennaro, 6 Silvestre, 16 Mudingayi, 17 Mariga, 18 Rocchi, 42 Jonathan, 82 Bessa, 88 Livaja.
Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.
Referee: Andrea De Marco (Chiavari).
Booked: Pereira 40, Guarin 70, Chivu 84, Lamela 86, Burdisso 90+2.
Added time:1+4 minutes.
