Tammy Abraham’s Records And Other Facts As He Leads Roma To Conference League Final

AS Roma beat Leicester City 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico to progress to the final of UEFA Europa Conference League with a 2-1 aggregate score in their favour after another masterful display by former Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham.

The Italian Serie A side led by Jose Mourinho have qualified for their first major European final since 1991 courtesy of Tammy Abraham, whose bullet header in the 11th minute of the game proved to be the eventual winner as the Englishman scored his 9th goal in the competition this campaign to break Leicester City hearts.

The first leg at the King Power stadium was an even contest as both teams settled for a 1-1 draw. Jose Mourinho and Brendan Rodgers went head-to-head again after a Premier League battle during their time at Chelsea and Liverpool respectively. The Portuguese having the edge over the Scott based on matches played but this was a very different encounter as both teams had eyes on European success.

However, Jose’s men emerged victorious once again as their No. 9 stepped up to produce the goods giving his team the win with his 25th goal of the season across all competitions.

Their Serie A objective this term seems all but summed up as Champions League qualification has been confirmed impossible but Jose Mourinho and his chargers look to become the first team in history to win the UEFA Europa Conference League. Here are key facts from the game as Roma beat Leicester 1-0;

• Tammy Abraham has scored nine goals in this season’s Europa Conference League. The only English players to score more in a single season in a major European competition are Alan Shearer (11 in 2004-05 UEFA Cup) and Stan Bowles (11 in 1976-77 UEFA Cup).

• Tammy Abraham has more goals (25) this season than any other English player across Europe’s top five leagues.

• Jose Mourinho is the first manager to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

• Jose Mourinho is the first manager to reach the final of a major European competition with four different clubs, having done so with Porto (UEFA Cup and Champions League), Inter (Champions League), Man United (Europa League) and now Roma (Europa Conference League).

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