Luiz Felipe Scolari's men looked the favourites ahead of kickoff having won their Premier League away match against Middlesbrough 5-0 at the weekend, with the struggling Italians having lost their Serie A 4-0 match at home against Inter Milan.

Midfielder Frank Lampard had an early crack at goal, a volley from the edge of the Roma area, but Alexander Doni did well hold onto the strike from the England international, who has scored in the Blues' last four home games in the competition.

The visitors kept plenty of men behind the ball in the first half, giving Chelsea the opportunity for a fair amount of possession but also doing well to limit the hosts' attacking options with their numbers in front of goal.

John Obi Mikel was brought down outside the area to gift the Blues with a free kick from good range. Lampard struck it well and, with Doni frozen on his line, the midfielder just scraped the crossbar with his effort.

The Blues' attacking play finally paid off as they grabbed the lead in the 78th minute. Terry threw himself at Lampard's corner kick to head the ball into the back of Doni's net to claim the win, putting Chelsea three points clear in Group A.

(Source: Soccer365.com)