AS Roma scored four goals in the first 30 minutes to trounce holders Inter Milan 6-2 in an absorbing encounter at the Olympic Stadium in the first leg of the Italian Cup final on Wednesday.

Christian Panucci got a double and was followed by Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta and Amantino Mancini all scoring one each to give Roma a commanding lead ahead of the return leg on May 17. Hernan Crespo netted both of Inter’s goals that sees their bid for a third succesive Cup win on the balance after yesterday’s horror show.