Roma captain Daniele de Rossi says Lazio were deserved derby winners.

Lazio thumped Roma 3-0 on Saturday night.

“We must analyse this match carefully, especially as we have a very important game coming up in the Champions League," De Rossi told Sky Sport Italia.

“Lazio played better today, there's no doubt about it. We put together a lot of points over the last month, but admittedly we struggled for the victories against Frosinone and Bologna. Hopefully we can get back on track.

“It's not the first derby we've lost, these things happen and we just have to keep going. I don't want to minimise it or say that it doesn't hurt, but we really need to focus on FC Porto so we can get through to the Champions League quarter-finals. If we do that, it'll also change our vision of the season and our current form.

“Lazio always seemed to have the momentum, including in challenges and individual duels. It's a quality team and they had a very interesting performance."