Abraham saves Roma at Napoli

England international Abraham, who had last scored on April 29 last year, missed almost the whole of this season after tearing knee ligaments at the end of the last campaign.

But the substitute striker was on hand in the 88th minute to nod home a perfect flick-on at a corner from Evan Ndicka, who started in defence after being cleared to play following his on-pitch collapse at Udinese earlier this month.

"I told myself for the corner just get myself in the right place and luckily I was there to score," Abraham told 'DAZN'. "I've dreamed about this moment since the beginning of the season. I had a difficult injury and it was all about getting myself ready, my mind ready."

 

April 29, 2024

Roma, who took the lead in the 59th minute through Paulo Dybala's penalty before being pegged back by Mathias Olivera's heavily deflected strike and a late Victor Osimhen spot-kick, are fifth and in the final Champions League spot.

Daniele De Rossi's team are four points behind fourth-placed Bologna following their 1-1 home draw with relegation-threatened Udinese. Atalanta, who have a game in hand on all of their top-five rivals, are two points behind Roma after a simple 2-0 win over Empoli for the Bergamo-based team.

Roma have a tough end to the season with the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against German champions Bayer Leverkusen coming up on Thursday and clashes with Juventus and Atalanta among their last four league fixtures of the campaign.

"They're unbeaten, but they're not unbeatable," said De Rossi of formidable Leverkusen, who haven't lost in 46 games ahead of the midweek clash in Rome.

 

April 28, 2024