UEFA Conference League: AS Roma draw at Leicester. take another step toward ending trophy drought
Getty Images The UEFA Conference League semifinal first leg between Leicester City and AS Roma ended 1 1 Thursday night at the King Power Stadium. Jose Mourinho’s side drew after an intense and exciting clash. A trip to the final hangs in the balance next week when the Stadio Olimpico will be packed to support the Serie A side. Leicester got off to a strong start. but Roma were able to defend quite well and didn’t risk too much despite Leicester’s chances. especially one of former Atalanta winger Timothy Castagne. whose header went wide. It was AS Roma that went ahead in the match thanks to a great play by Nicola Zalewski. He passed the ball to Lorenzo Pellegrini. who didn’t miss and scored the opening goal of the night. Lorenzo Pellegrini 💥 Roma strike first against Leicester City. 🐺 pic.twitter.com/rN2GvLdD6a — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 28. 2022 The second half wasn’t that different and Leicester pushed a lot until they scored the equalizer thanks to an unfortunate own goal of Gianluca Mancini. The draw pushes all the attention to next week’s match in Rome. and the winner will play against the other semifinalist winner between Feyenoord and Marseille. The Dutch team that won that first leg. 3 2. on Thursday. AS Roma fans will push the team next week at the Olimpico. This team’s last trophy was back in 2008 when Luciano Spalletti’s team won the Coppa Italia against Inter Milan. The Giallorossi have also never won a major European trophy in their history. Roma fans can still remember the disappointment of their two major losses against Liverpool in 1984 in the European Cup final (the predecessor to the Champions League) and the loss against Inter Milan in the 1990 91 UEFA Cup (which is now the Europa League). Roma were also close to reaching a Champions League final in 2018 after an incredible quarterfinal comeback against Barcelona. but then lost against Liverpool in the semis. Roma has an incredibly devoted fan base. even though it’s been a rough 20 years. Their last Scudetto win was 2001 and the Conference League is the first real chance they have to win something more important than the Coppa Italia in a generation. And. to add insult to injury. heated. crosstown rivals Lazio have won more than Roma with three Coppa Italia and two Supercoppa Italiana trophies over that time. Roma can take a big step toward ending their trophy drought next Thursday. The second leg vs. Leicester will be streaming on Paramount+. Watch Now: Goalkeeper Ionit Radu’s started his first game of the season for Inter Milan. and it ended with a horrific mistake that will remain in the heads of supporters for years to come. It could also cost them the Serie A title. The Nerazzurri goalkeeper made an incredible late error that allowed Bologna to score the deciding goal. stunning Inter 2 1. Elsewhere. AC Milan fans are cheering because this match makes the Rossoneri the Scudetto favorites with only four matches to go until the end of the season (catch all the Serie A action on Paramount+). Here’s the moment: A HOWLER FROM ANDREI RADU. 😳 A LOSS FOR INTER THAT COULD COST THEM THE SCUDETTO. THE TITLE IS NOW IN MILAN’S HANDS. 🔴⚫ pic.twitter.com/c48UCXVs4n — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 27. 2022 Inter Milan had started the match strongly and scored after only three minutes thanks to Ivan Perisic. The Croatian winger’s amazing goal had the Nerazzurri dreaming. but everything changed when former Inter Milan striker Marko Arnautovic scored the equalizer in the first half. The two teams came out of the dressing room in the second half and Inter Milan started to push. having several chances from Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martinez in particular. Simone Inzaghi tried to make changes in the team and includes both Edin Dzeko and Alexis Sanchez. but Inter were not as dangerous as the coach had hoped. With ten minutes to go until the end of the match. Radu’s mistake led to the goal of…
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