Tammy Abraham’s header secures a 2-1 aggregate win over Leicester in Europa Conference League semi-final second leg; Roma, who faces Feyenoord in the final, has won seven of their last eight home meetings against English sides.
Following last Thursday’s 1-1 draw in the first leg at the King Power Stadium, Brendan Rodgers’ side faced a stiff test in front of a sell-out crowd in the Eternal City but was ultimately undone by another set-piece as Abraham rose unmarked to head in Lorenzo Pellegrini’s corner after 11 minutes.
The Foxes had earlier seen a penalty claim dismissed after Chris Smalling appeared to drag Wesley Fofana down inside the box but the visitors failed to trouble Rui Patricio despite improving after the break.
James Maddison had Leicester’s best chance in stoppage time as he collected Fofana’s pass but his left-foot shot flew a yard wide as Mourinho led the celebrations at full-time having reached his fifth European final. Roma will face Feyenoord in the Europa Conference League showpiece on May 25 after the Dutch side held on for a 0-0 draw at Marseille to progress 3-2 on aggregate.
This means Mourinho will be the first coach to be in the Uefa champions league final, the Europe league final, and now the Europa Conference League final.
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