Abraham goal seals UECL final spot for Roma after win over Leicester
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.
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.
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.
Our #UECL campaign comes to an end.#RmaLei pic.twitter.com/PsxTIl1d7e
— Leicester City (@LCFC) May 5, 2022
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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.