Rome, Jan 24: Roma beat Inter Milan 2-1 in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals on Wednesday.
Alessandro Florenzi gave Roma the lead when he headed Ivan Piris' cross into the top left corner in the 13th minute.
Roma was dominating and Mattia Destro doubled its advantage 20 minutes later, getting in between two Inter defenders to head home another Piris cross.
The capital club had further chances to extend its lead before a howler allowed Inter to get back in the game a minute from halftime.
Roma's Nicolas Burdisso was caught napping, allowing Rodrigo Palacio to rush in completely unmarked and slot home Esteban Cambiasso's free kick.
The second leg was meant to be played next week but has been moved due to the Six Nations, and will take place in April.
