Roma vs Inter Milan preview - Totti: We need to focus

Roma captain Francesco Totti is hopeful his team can maintain their perfect home record in Serie A against Inter Milan on Sunday and keep the pressure on league leaders Juventus.

The Giallorossi have won all six of their league games at the Stadio Olimpico and are second in the standings, three points adrift of Juve.

Inter are 11 points behind the Romans but the team has looked good since the return of Roberto Mancini as coach during the international break.

"They (Inter) recently changed coach," Totti told Gazzetta dello Sport. "They have brought back Mancini, who is a great motivator and a very good coach.

"To face Inter is always special and we just have to remain focused on the league and try to keep up the pace with Juventus."

Roma go into the contest on the back of Tuesday's disappointing 1-1 draw at CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.

The Italians were on course for a vital win after Totti's first-half goal but Vasili Berezutski's equaliser at the death stunned Roma.

The outcome left the Giallorossi in second place in Group E, level on five points with Manchester City and CSKA heading into the crucial final round of games.

Roma host City on December 10 needing a win to progress.

"All is not lost," Roma boss Rudi Garcia said. "Destiny is in our hands.

"We have to beat City.

"When the Champions League draw took place everyone thought we had no chance in this pool.

"Now we will go into our sixth (Champions League) game still alive.

"We have a fantastic opportunity and we must win."

Inter travel to the Italian capital in fine fettle after Thursday's come-from-behind 2-1 win over Dnipro secured the Nerazzurri a spot in the last 32 of the Europa League.

The outcome was Inter's first win under Mancini, whose first game in charge had been in last weekend's Milan derby that ended 1-1.

Inter have not won in the league since October 29 and are ninth in the standings.

Mancini will have all of his players available, with the exception of injured Brazilian right-back Jonathan.

The hosts are without defender Vasilis Torosidisb , who sustained a calf injury in midweek, but will be bolstered by the return of Totti, who missed last weekend's 2-1 win at Atalanta.