Both sides fashioned chances but neither had the finishing touch at the Stadio Olimpico.

The outcome sees both teams remain in the top four with four games left to play as they look to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Second-place Roma went into the game looking to make amends for last weekend's defeat at Atalanta, which handed Internazionale the Scudetto.

Moreover, the Giallorossi had an added incentive to win this weekend as they had not forgotten the 3-0 defeat handed out by Lazio earlier this campaign.

Roma, acting as hosts, were boosted with the return to play of captain Francesco Totti.

Totti, Serie A's top scorer, who missed last weekend's encounter due to a back injury, had an off-day.

Lazio, looking to bounce back from last weekend's slip against Fiorentina which marked their first defeat in 2007, came out all guns blazing.

Tommaso Rocchi should have put his team in front early on, but the striker failed to control the ball inside the box in a fast counter-attack by the visitors.

Their sizzling start soon faded with the Giallorossi earning two consecutive corners.

Roma had the first chance on 12 minutes, with David Pizarro's cross serving an unmarked Totti inside the box whose header went wide.

At the other end, Lazio goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi had to come off his line to anticipate Simone Perrotta who was ready to strike from Amantino Mancini's long ball.

Midway through the first half, Goran Pandev failed to get behind Rocchi's dangerous cross.

Shortly after, Mancini's acrobatic kick inside the area from Cristian Panucci's assist went wide.

On the half-hour mark, Pandev served Rocchi whose right-footed effort from close range went high over the crossbar.

Cristian Ledesma got closest seconds later, with his powerful effort from inside the area going just wide, much to the relief of goalkeeper Alexander Doni.

Roma replied with Peruzzi needing to fully stretch to clear Mancini's bullet strike.

Lazio were lucky to go into the break with the score unchanged as their opponents wasted three good chances.

Perrotta's close-range header from Panucci's long ball went wide while Totti's diagonal effort also missed the target.

Rodrigo Taddei had the last chance of the opening half with his flying header from Panucci's deadly cross going wide, much to the despair of coach Luciano Spalletti.

Lazio looked more lively after the re-start and almost took the lead with Massimo Mutarelli's right-footed strike from the edge of the area going inches wide.

The hosts reacted with Daniele De Rossi's bullet effort warming the hands of Peruzzi.

Spalletti was forced to make his first substitution shortly after, with Christian Wilhelmsson replacing an injured Max Tonetto.

Roma dominated possession and continued to surge forward.

With 71 minutes played, Totti's weak right-footed effort proved an easy catch for Peruzzi.

Peruzzi remained heavily involved, with De Rossi's powerful effort forcing the keeper to clear for a corner.

The Giallorossi had the last chance of the game with substitute Mirko Vucinic's central effort saved by Peruzzi.