Mancini helps Roma to club record

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2006

ROME (AFP) — Amantino Mancini scored twice as Roma matched their club record seven straight Serie A wins with a 3-0 win at Parma.

The result also kept them in fifth place as they chase an outside hope of European football next year.

Roma had numerous chances to open the scoring in the first half especially through Francesco Totti and two close drives from Olivier Dacourt but they had to wait until the second half before they broke through.

Totti had two close-range efforts saved by Parma keeper Matteo Guardalben but Mancini was on hand to slot the ball home from six yards.

Parma were unlucky not to equalize on 67 minutes when a diving header from Fernando Couto came off the post.

It was a costly miss as Mancini quickly extended his side's...

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