Lazio grabbed the lead 12 minutes into the match when Tommaso Rocchi took advantage of some bad defending from Philippe Mexes to go one on one with goalkeeper Doni and score.

Mirko Vucinic, standing in for injured skipper Francesco Totti, leveled for Roma after being set up by Mancini.

The Brazilian turned scorer in the 42nd minute after a neat give and go with Mexes before Simone Perotta sealed the win in the 56th minute.

Cristian Ledesma pulled one back from a brilliantly taken free-kick in the 69th minute, but that was not enough for Lazio, whose point tally froze at 10 while Roma maintained second place with 21 points.

Elsewhere, AC Milan ended their winless run in the Serie A in-style as they thrashed Sampdoria 5-0.

Alberto Gilardino scored a brace and set-up Kaka for a goal before Yoann Gourcuff and Clarence Seedorf completed the drubbing.

The win raised Milan’s tally to 13 moving them to 10th place while Sampa slipped to 13th spot on 11 points.

Milan’s rivals and Serie A leaders Inter Milan also enjoyed a glorious night as they soared to a 4-1 victory over Genoa.

Ivan Cordoba and Esteban Cambiasso scored for Inter Milan before Abdoulay Konko pulled one back for the visitors. David Suazo restored the two-goal cushion almost immediately before Julio Cruz sealed the win from the penalty spot.

Inter Milan are in charge of the Serie A table with 24 points while Genoa dropped to 11th place.

David Trezeguet sent a message to France national team coach Raymond Domenech by scoring a hat –trick in Juventus’s 3-0 victory over Empoli.

Juventus moved to third place on 20 points, leading fourth place Fiorentina, who beat Napoli 1-0, on goal difference.

In other matches, Catania held Siena to a 1-1 draw, Udinese edged past Torino with a 2-1 victory, Parma held Palermo to a 1-1 draw, Reggina lost at home to Livorno 3-1 and Atalanta and Cagliari played out a 2-2 draw.