Roma v Leicester - as it happened
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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95'FT: Roma 1-0 Leicester! Roma have done it! They have reached a major European final for the first time since 1991. The Giallorossi players drop to the turf having given their all in an engaging contest. It was a valiant effort from the visitors, who got very little change from a disciplined home defence.
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94'Following a goalless draw in Marseille, Roma will play Feyenoord in the Tirana final on 25 May.
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94'Sérgio Oliveira's cross shot almost catches Schmeichel out at his near post, but he turns the ball behind. That must surely be that for Roma.
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92'Was that Leicester's last chance in the contest? Justin is first to a Smalling defensive header and cuts into the middle, picking out Maddison on the edge of the box, who engineers a shooting chance on his left foot. He whips in a curling, left-footed strike but it veers wide.
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90'5 minutes added on! Leciester have five minutes to find a hero and keep their European dream alive.
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89'Corner awarded to Leicester.
Substitution
at Roma
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88'Roma sub: Shomurodov on for Tammy Abraham.
Yellow card
a Roma
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87'Karsdorp is cautioned by the referee.
Substitution
at Roma
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84'Roma sub: Zalewski is replaced by Matias Viña.
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83'A neat Leicester passing interchange allows Iheanacho a sight of goal and he bends a fierce, left-footed strike around a Roma defender but straight into the goalkeeper's midriff.
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79'The first real save the home keeper has had to make this evening and it is a straightforward one, stooping down low to collect Maddison's curling strike, which lacked the power to test the home custodian.
Substitution
at Roma
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78'Roma sub: Zaniolo, who did seem tired, comes off for Veretout
Substitution
at Leicester
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77'Leicester sub: Dewsbury-Hall is replaced by Ayoze Perez.
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76'Zaniolo is adjudged to be in an offside position.
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70'The 23-year-old midfielder once again looks to test Rui Patrício from distance, but screws his left-footed effort well wide.
Substitution
at Leicester
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69'Foxes sub: Castagne on for Ricardo Pereira.
Yellow card
a Leicester
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68'Fofana is shown a yellow card.
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67'Justin runs at Karsdorp down the left and creates enough space to put in a teasing delivery, but it is just too high for Vardy.
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65'The stadium is rocking and has been for over 65 minutes.
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63'Pellegrini's looping corner from the right picks out the former English international, but he is unable to keep his header down.
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63'Corner awarded to Roma.
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59'Vardy tries to profit from a well-worked Leicester corner routine, but his powerful effort cannons off the Roma goalscorer, helping out in his side's own penalty area.
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59'Corner awarded to Leicester.
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57'Dewsbury-Hall collects a Maddison pass midway in the Roma half and looks to run at the home defence. He takes a couple of paces forward before dragging a low, left-footed strike wide of the home goal.
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55'Abraham is penalised for handball.
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55'Every single person in the stadium applauded when Claudio Ranieri appeared on the big screen, with both sets of fans chanting his name.
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52'Roma aren't afraid to form a compact block at the back to absorb Leicester's attacking moves.
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49'Dewsbury-Hall concedes a free-kick for a foul on Zaniolo.
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49'Corner awarded to Leicester.
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47'Corner awarded to Roma.
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46'Roma restart proceedings, just 45 minutes away from reaching their first European final since 1991. Zaniolo looks to pressure the Leicester back line down the right flank and wins another opportunity for his skipper to put another of his teasing corners.
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45'Leicester double HT sub: Iheanacho and Amartey on for Barnes and Lookman.
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45'HT: Roma 1-0 Leicester! Leicester's attacking line-up has so far failed to create an effort of note. Roma soaked up any early Foxes attacking play before launching a barrage of efforts from a number of set pieces, with Pellegrini's delicious corner picking out the in-form Abraham for a 25th goal of his debut Giallorossi season. Mourinho's men have taken it down a gear largely since, and have looked comfortable at the back. Can Rodgers' men find an equaliser, as they did in the first leg?
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45'2 minutes added on!
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45'Leicester are looking to end this half strongly. The intent is there, but you fear the precision is not.
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43'Mourinho is very active on the sideline. He'll want to take this lead into half-time.
Yellow card
a Roma
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41'Mancini is cautioned by the referee.
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39'Dewsbury-Hall is penalised for handball.
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35'Every time Leicester are in possession, the first thing the players want is to pick out Maddison, who tries to take it from there. He has been dropping very deep to get hold of the ball and dictate the game.
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33'Pellegrini whips in another inviting delivery from the right as Abraham peels away from his marker to meet it. However, the forward can only glance his header across the face of goal rather than test the Foxes goalkeeper.
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33'Corner awarded to Roma.
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32'A quick Roma break via Abraham's powerful run affords Zaniolo a sight of goal coming into the area from the right flank, but his low effort hits the legs of Fofana and goes out for another corner.
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30'Foul by Zaniolo on Justin.
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26'Vardy concedes a free-kick for a foul on Ibañez.
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25'Roma have been very attacking from the outset, especially with some of their most technical players, like Zaniolo and Pellegrini.
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22'The pace of the game has gone down a little, with both sides seemingly having a breather after an intense 20 minutes.
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20'Pellegrini is adjudged to be in an offside position.
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18'Evans is penalised for handball.
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17'The Roma captain is picked out by Zalewski's searching ball down the left channel, but his left-footed half-volley is straight at the Foxes goalkeeper, who concedes another corner.
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14'Corner awarded to Leicester.
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12'Dewsbury-Hall recovers possession following his misplaced pass and cannot find a decent option in front of him in a crowded penalty area, so opts to go for goal. He cuts back along the edge of the box and sends a curling, left-footed effort narrowly over the bar.
Goaaaaaal!
de Roma en el 11'
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Statistics of Tammy Abraham in Conference League139
0.69010
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11'GOAL for Roma! Roma have the opener! The Giallorossi pressure has been incessant and finally pays off. A sumptuous outswinging corner from the right is met by the flying leap of the in-form attacker, who plants an unstoppable header past the despairing dive of Schmeichel.
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10'Corner awarded to Roma.
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8'From the resulting corner, Smalling loses his marker and powers a header towards goal, but it spins over the bar.
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8'The Roma skipper only has one thing on his mind with the free-kick from out to the left of the box – testing Schmeichel. He looks to catch the Danish international out, whipping in a low, right-footed strike that swerves through the air. The keeper dives down to his right to push the ball into the turf, and it flies out for a corner.
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7'Ricardo Pereira concedes a free-kick for a foul on Zalewski.
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5'We saw one thing in the opening minutes: Roma aren't afraid to sit back and hit on the break. The passing is quick to get Zaniolo going.
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3'A delay in proceedings as Justin receives treatment following an awkward-looking tumble. Rodgers has sent Castagne out to warm up.
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1'The match is underway in Rome! Leicester get us going from left to right in their away kit, while Roma are in their usual colours!
Start of match
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PRVWPellegrini and Schmeichel, the two captains, come together for the coin toss and we're about to start!
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PRVWThe sides emerge from the Stadio Olimpico tunnels to a deafening roar from the assembled supporters. They are about to line up for the competition's anthem.
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PRVWThe players get ready in the tunnel!
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PRVWThe stadium's speaker system is leading the chants at the moment, with the whole home crowd following suit accompanied by some impressive flag waving.
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PRVWThe stadium is filling up with 15 minutes to go before the start of this match. The teams have just come out to the dressing room after the warm-up.
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PRVWWill Schmeichel be able to keep the free-scoring Abraham at bay again tonight?
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PRVWThe players start their warm-up and prepare the final details before the start of the match.
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PRVWRodgers believes the first edition of the Conference League has been a positive for Leicester.
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PRVWRoma have won six of their last seven home meetings against English sides, with the last two such fixtures coming at the semi-final stage of UEFA competition.
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PRVWJose Mourinho, Roma coach: "I want the 70,000 fans at the Olimpico to not just be there, but to 'play' with us!"
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PRVWMkhitaryan misses tonight's match due to injury – he has a thigh problem and is replaced in midfield by Sérgio Oliveira.
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PRVWSerbian Srdjan Jovanovic is the referee for this one while German Bastian Dankert is the VAR.
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PRVWIt's 19 degrees and partly cloudy in Rome for this one. All set at this incredible stadium to get the ball rolling and enjoy the Europa Conference League show.
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PRVWEverything is ready in the visirtor team's dressing room, with the shirts in place with less than an hour to go. Waiting for the players to to warm up.
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PRVWThis is how the home side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to take advantage of the crowd's support to go through to the final?
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PRVWIn the first leg, Roma took the lead with a sweeping attack on 15 minutes, Zalewski powering down the wing before threading a delightful pass through for captain Pellegrini to slot through Schmeichel's legs. Brendan Rodgers made changes midway through the second half and was rewarded as substitute Harvey Barnes cut the ball back for Lookman, whose shot found the net via Gianluca Mancini.
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PRVWBarnes, who provided the cross that Mancini could only turn into his own net for the Foxes' equaliser seven days ago, is one of two alterations by Brendan Rodgers from the starting XI that day, with Justin also coming in. Castagne and Albrighton drop to the bench to make way.
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PRVWNo surprise from Mourinho, who has gone with his usual 3-4-2-1 system: three solid centre-backs, two attacking wing-backs, quality in the middle and behind the lone striker, with Abraham supported closely by Zaniolo.
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PRVWFoxes bench: Ward (GK); Amartey, Vestergaard, Castagne, Thomas, Soyuncu; Albrighton, Choudhury, Soumare; Iheanacho, Ayoze, Daka.
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PRVWRoma bench: Fuzato (GK); Spinazzola, Viña, Bove, Diawara, Veretout, Maitland-Niles; Afena-Gyan, El Sharaawy, Shomurodov, Carles Perez.
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PRVWLeicester XI: Schmeichel (GK); Justin, Evans, Fofana, Ricardo Pereira; Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Maddison; Barnes, Vardy, Lookman.
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PRVWRoma XI: Rui Patricio (GK); Ibañez, Smalling, Mancini; Zalewski, Pellegrini, Sergio Oliveira, Cristante, Karsdorp; Abraham, Zaniolo.
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PRVWBrendan Rodgers, Leicester manager: "We're playing now in a one-off game. I know we have been able to do a good job against difficult teams and that has really helped us [...We will show] the same character we have shown to get to this stage. We know how to get the job done, Rennes and PSV were difficult games against good sides. It’s a similar mentality."
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PRVWJose Mourinho, Roma coach: "I wouldn't mind a game like the first leg, where Rui Patrício only had to make one save. That would mean we are well organised. We know we are playing a really good side and will have to be at our best. The fans can make the difference."
Pre-match
05 May 2022, 21:00
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović | VAR: Bastian Dankert
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Roma
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Europa Conference League semi-final second leg between Roma and Leicester at the Stadio Olimpico! Any predictions?
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