Leicester City v Roma Live Commentary & Result, 28/04/2022, UEFA Europa Conference League

That's all for now though, goodbye!

The result means that the score will be 1-1 ahead of the second leg in Rome on May 5.

Roma hold Leicester 1-1. The hosts dominated throughout but will have to make do with a draw. Despite early chances for Leicester, Roma took the lead against the run of play when Zalewski set up Pellegrini with a superb run and pass. Maddison tried to will Leicester back into the game as he took five shots in the first half, but Roma defended superbly to keep them at bay. This pattern continued into the second half until the introduction of Barnes. Shortly after coming on, the lively winger smashed in a low cross that was helped in by Lookman for the equaliser. Leicester continued to push for a winner, but Roma fended them off to leave the score at 1-1 ahead of the second leg.

90' + 6' FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 1-1 ROMA

90' + 3' Leicester are still pushing for a winner, but they're beginning to run out of time.

90' + 1' Five minutes of stoppage time are added on.

90' Smalling requires treatment following Iheanacho's stray arm. He should be okay to continue though.

88' Iheanacho backs into Smalling on the edge of the box, before catching the defender with an arm. The referee promptly blows for a free-kick.

87' Leicester are still pushing, but both teams look anxious about conceding a late goal now.

F. Afena-Gyan

L. Pellegrini

85' The goalscorer Pellegrini is taken off with Afena-Gyan coming on.

M. Viña

N. Zalewski

85' Zalewski makes way for Vina.

Ayoze Pérez

A. Lookman

84' Lookman heads off with Perez taking his place.

82' SAVE! Abraham finds Oliveira with a superb back-heel inside the box and the midfielder smashes a fierce effort towards the near post that Schmeichel beats away!

80' SAVE! Iheanacho finds space to shoot from 25 yards and he shapes a precise effort towards the bottom corner that Patricio expertly tips around the post!

79' Veretout lashes a speculative effort over from 25 yards.

77' Lookman's corner finds its way to Fofana inside the six-yard box, but he can't quite engineer the space to shoot and Roma clear.

75' Roma look like they'll have to try and cling onto a draw right now - they've yet to have a shot in the second half.

73' CHANCE! Maddison gets to the byline and executes the perfect Cruyff turn to create space! He chips it to the back post towards Iheanacho who can't quite keep his header down.

71' Well, Leicester have their equaliser! After throwing everything at Roma, they're level with 20 to play in this finely poised tie.

Sérgio Oliveira

N. Zaniolo

69' Zaniolo is replaced Oliveira as Roma look to tighten up.

G. Mancini

Own Goal

67' GOALLL! LOOKMAN! 1-1. Leicester equalise. The introduction of Barnes pays off immediately as the winger beats his man, before drilling it across the face of goal, where Lookman is on hand to slam it in from close range!

65' Pellegrini drives through the heart of midfield and Dewsbury-Hall slips, allowing him to approach the edge of the box! However, Pellegrini can't thread a pass through to Abraham and Leicester clear.

H. Barnes

M. Albrighton

63' Albrighton also heads off with Barnes taking his place.

N. Zaniolo

Yellow Card

63' Zaniolo is booked after a late challenge on Justin.

K. Ịheanachọ

J. Vardy

62' Vardy is replaced by Iheanacho up top.

61' Leicester have had plenty of set-pieces today, but they haven't been able to make them count. Maddison's latest free-kick falls to Fofana who blazes over from 15 yards.

J. Vardy

Yellow Card

59' Vardy is shown a yellow card after tripping Ibanez.

59' Albrighton sends in another superb low delivery across the face of goal, but again, there's no one on hand to knock it in.

J. Veretout

H. Mkhitaryan

57' Mkhitaryan is replaced by Veretout in midfield.

54' Mkhitaryan sits down off the ball and it looks like he won't be able to play any further part in this one.

52' Leicester have picked up from where they left off in the first half as Roma gear up to dig in for another 45 minutes of dogged defending.

50' Chance! Karsdorp is forced to turn Albrighton's dangerous cross behind. Lookman meets the cross with an unmarked header inside the six-yard box, but he gets it all wrong and sends it over the bar!

48' Zaniolo almost wriggles through on goal from Mkhitaryan's pass, but Schmeichel races out to clear.

46' Roma kick off the second half.

You'd think Maddison will be key if Leicester come back in this game - the midfielder has already taken five shots.

Roma lead against the run of play at half-time. Leicester started with plenty of intent and forced a succession of corners, with Castagne coming closest to opening the scoring. However, the hosts were stunned when a slick Roma move ended with Pellegrini slotting a neat finish through Schmeichel. Leicester rallied well and piled the pressure on Roma, but the visitors defended with real discipline to take their 1-0 lead into the break.

45' + 2' HALF-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 0-1 ROMA

45' + 1' Two minutes of stoppage time are added on.

44' Roma continue to defend stoically as Abraham heads clear a deep Maddison free-kick.

42' Patricio beats a 20-yard Maddison strike away, but it wouldn't have counted anyway - Fofana was offside in the build-up.

40' Maddison curls another shot wide from 25 yards.

38' Leicester have performed well today, but they just haven't been able to create the clear-cut chance they need to equalise.

36' Smalling hammers into Dewsbury-Hall on the edge of the box, giving Leicester a promising free-kick. Maddison steps up and wastefully curls it into the wall.

34' Save! Lookman lashes a fierce strike from 20-yard and Patricio spills it into the path of Ibanez who hacks it away!

32' Maddison chops elegantly past Cristante before bending a 25-yard strike high and wide.

30' BLOCK! Dewsbury-Hall picks out Lookman inside the box and the attacker shimmies towards goal before firing a shot against Smalling. The resulting corner is cleared away.

28' Albrighton's corner almost sparks a counter-attack for Roma, but their break is halted by an offside against Zaniolo.

K. Dewsbury-Hall

Yellow Card

25' Dewsbury-Hall is booked after a heavy challenge on Mkhitaryan.

25' Leicester probe around the edge of the box, but Maddison can't quite find space for a shot and Roma clear.

23' Maddison's deep free-kick is claimed by Patricio.

J. Justin

T. Castagne

21' Castagne isn't moving well and he'll have to be replaced. Justin comes on for him.

19' Pellegrini has contributed to goals in his last three games in the Conference League (two goals, one assist).

17' Well, they've scored against the run of play, but Roma won't mind. The visitors dug in and defended firmly in the opening stages and now they have the lead through a clinical counter-attack.

N. Zalewski

Assist

15' It was a superb assist from Zalewski. The wingback had the confidence to take on Pereira, and after worrying the Leicester defence he had the composure to nudge the perfect pass through to Pellegrini.

L. Pellegrini

Goal

15' GOALLL! PELLEGRINI! 1-0. Roma strike first. Zalewski collects a switch from Zaniolo and drives down the line, drawing both Pereira and Fofana in. The wingback carefully threads a pass through to Pellegrini who breaks the offside trap, before slamming a low finish through Schmeichel's legs from a tight angle and into the net!

13' Abraham gracefully slips past Castagne before finding Zaniolo inside the box! However, Zaniolo can't find Abraham with the return pass and Leicester clear.

11' Another quick Leicester move ends with Maddison having two 20-yard strikes blocked in quick succession.

9' Maddison's free-kick near the touchline is nodded clear by Cristante.

T. Abraham

Yellow Card

8' Abraham is booked after a late, raking challenge down Albrighton's calf.

7' Roma are having to weather the storm as Leicester continue to press for an early goal.

5' WIDE! Leicester win a succession of corners as they pile the pressure onto Roma. The second set-piece sees Maddison whip a cross towards the back post where Castagne is free to head just wide!

3' Close! Pereira hits a pass down the channel and Smalling slips allowing Vardy to burst in behind! Vardy hammers in a low cross that Mancini anxiously slides behind inside the six-yard-box. The resulting corner amounts to nothing.

1' Leicester kick off the first half.

The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!

This will be the first matchup between Leicester and Roma in all European competitions; Leicester are yet to win against an Italian opponent (D1 L1 v Napoli) while Roma have won just one of their 21 away games against English teams (D7 L13).

Roma make two changes after losing 3-1 to Inter: Oliveira and El Shaarawy make way for Cristante and Zaniolo.

Leicester make four changes to the side that drew with Aston Villa last time out. The main news is that their talismanic striker, Vardy, returns to the starting line-up. Justin, Soyuncu, Mendy and Daka make way for Pereira, Evans, Albrighton and Vardy.

SUBS: Daniel Fuzato, Mattias Vina, Carles Perez, Eldor Shomurodov, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jordan Veretout, Marash Kumbulla, Sergio Oliveira, Luca Spinazzola, Edoardo Bove, Felix Ohene-Gyan, Stephan El Shaarawy.

ROMA (3-5-2): Rui Patricio; Roger Ibanez, Chris Smalling, Gianluca Mancini; Rick Karsdorp, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Bryan Cristante, Luca Pellegrini, Nicola Zalewski; Nicolo Zaniolo, Tammy Abraham.

SUBS: Danny Ward, James Justin, Caglar Soyuncu, Harvey Barnes, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Daniel Amartey, Hamza Choudhury, Jannik Vestergaard, Patson Daka, Luke Thomas, Boubakary Soumare.

LEICESTER CITY (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans, Timothy Castagne; James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall; Marc Albrighton, Jamie Vardy, Ademola Lookman.

Roma, meanwhile, arrive in the semi-finals after overcoming Vitesse and then Bodo/Glimt more recently following a 5-2 aggregate win. Manager, Jose Mourinho, and his side will be looking to win today before finishing the job at home in the second leg, with either Marseille or Feyenoord awaiting in the final.

Hello and welcome to the first leg of the UEFA Conference League semi-final between Leicester City and Roma. Leicester made it to this stage after a stunning late turnaround to knock PSV out with 2-1 aggregate win. They’ll be looking to take that momentum into today as they aim to win the inaugural Conference League.

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