Tammy Abraham goal fires Roma to win over Leicester and place in Europa Conference League final

Tammy Abraham grabbed the winner as AS Roma booked a place in the inaugural final of the UEFA Conference League with a 1-0 victory over Leicester City. The former Chelsea forward crashed a brilliant header beyond Kasper Schmeichel on 11 minutes to net his 25th goal of the season and secure a 2-1 success on aggregate for Jose Mourinho’s men. Ad/> Mourinho had called upon the home support to play their part and they duly responded with a partisan atmosphere that helped inspire their side to a super-charged start.

Premier LeagueTottenham boost Champions League hopes with Leicester win01/05/2022 AT 12:20 Leicester gradually improved but struggled to test Rui Patricio and did not muster a shot on target until the 79th minute when James Maddison’s tame strike was easily saved. Roma seemed content to drop deep and defend through to the final whistle as the Foxes simply did not do enough to truly threaten a comeback. I Giallorossi will now meet Feyenoord in the final in Tirana, Albania on May 25.

Talking Point — The Foxes fall short as Jose works his magic once more The fortress that is the Stadio Olimpico did the trick for Mourinho’s men as they stretched their unbeaten run in European competition on home turf to 19 matches to reach a first European final since 1991. The Portuguese coach got the fervent support he had wanted as he outfoxed his one-time apprentice, Brendan Rodgers to add another European final to his glittering CV. Leicester simply did not do enough in the final third while their fragility when defending set pieces once again came back to haunt them in their biggest match of the season.