Roma edged out the Foxes to qualify for the Europa Conference League final.
Roma defeated Leicester City 1-0 in the second leg of their Conference League semi-final tie on Thursday. A 2-1 win on aggregate sent the Serie A giants to the final as Leicester were left frustrated at the Olimpico Stadium.
Mourinho in another European final!
Following a tense draw in the first leg, both sides started by taking a conservative approach to the game.
Leicester didn’t try to dominate the possession early on, in a bid to avoid conceding an early goal. But that only left space for Roma to push for a breakthrough.
Mourinho’s side got what they were looking for in the 11th minute when Tammy Abraham converted an out-swinging corner with his precise header.
Having broken the deadlock, Roma then sat behind to patiently wait for counter-attacks.
They found several chances to double their lead throughout the first half, but Kasper Schmeichel’s brilliant saves prevented them from scoring.
Leicester looked much improved in the second period. The Foxes completely dominated the possession, but their attacks only resulted in two shots on target and no goals.
Mourinho’s Roma held on to their one-goal lead until the final whistle, reaching the tournament’s final.
What’s next for Roma?
Roma will meet Feyenoord in the Conference League final on May 25.
The Giallorossi will now have to shift their focus to Serie A, where they must face Fiorentina on Monday.
Check out our exclusive betting tip for Fiorentina vs Roma here!
Player Ratings
Roma: Patrício (7); Mancini (6), Smalling (7), Ibañez (7); Karsdorp (6), Cristante (7), Oliveira (6), Pellegrini (8), Zalewski (7); Zaniolo (6), Abraham (8).
Bench: Vina (6), Veretout (5), Shomurodov (-).
Leicester City: Schmeichel (7); Pereira (6), Fofana (7), Evans (7), Justin (6); Tielemans (7), Maddison (6), Dewsbury-Hall (7); Lookman (6), Vardy (5), Barnes (5).
Bench: Castagne (6), Amartey (7), Perez (6), Iheanacho (6).
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