ROMA SIMPLY TOO GOOD FOR HAMBURG
An impressive display throughout produced Italian dominance, and when a Cafu corner fell nicely for Aldair to slot home, there was only going to be one victor.
Marco Delvecchio - a lively presence alongside last season's regular partner Vincenzo Montella - added the second when an offside decision went in favour of the breaking Vincent Candela who cut back for the Italian to tap home.
Just a minute later, with the Germans reeling from the second goal, Walter Samuel - was given the ball by Montella and made no mistake from the edge of the box.
Delvecchio had two late efforts well stopped, first by goalkeeper Hans Jorg Butt and then by defender Stig Tofting on the line, but as a match it was all over bar the shouting.
Bearing in mind the Giallorossi left free-scoring Gabriel Batistuta and mercurial Italian Francesco Totti on the bench, Roma surely have to be numbered amongst the favourites to win the Uefa Cup.
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