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67% Ball Possession LEICESTER CITY and 33% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Leicester City 1 – 1 AS Roma 
67′ Gianluca Mancini (og) 15′ Lorenzo Pellegrini
AS Roma ended the UEFA Europa Conference League Semifinal First Leg game with a draw against Leicester City on Thursday 28 April 2022 at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England. Lorenzo Pellegrini’s goal in the first half, Leicester responds with Ademola Lookman’s goal. Qualification, therefore, postponed to the return match at the Olimpico, which, thanks to the new Uefa rule on away goals, becomes in fact a straight match. Roma misses once again the victory in an away match in England and extends their negative streak to 14 games. Yet, overall, Roma did a good job, the equaliz
Leicester finished third in UEFA Europa League Group C during the autumn, two points behind both Spartak Moskva and Napoli, after losing 3-2 in Naples on Matchday 6. For Roma, however, the path was all within this competition: victory over Trabzonspor in the preliminaries, passage in the group with Bodo / Glimt, Zorya and CSKA Sofia, victory over Vitesse in the second round and revenge over Bodo / Glimt in the quarter-finals.
Leicester and Rome face each other for the first time in the European Cups: between tonight and May 5, there is the final on May 25 in Tirana.
AS Roma opened the score in the 15th minute. Lorenzo Pellegrini defeated Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Nicola Zalewski.
👉Leicester City 0 – 1 AS Roma, 15th minute, goal by ⚽️ Lorenzo Pellegrini for @ASRomaEN with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Nicola Zalewski. https://t.co/az9exRgsg6
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 28, 2022
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4 – Lorenzo #Pellegrini has scored 4 goals in UEFA Conference League this season, a record for him in a single season in European competitions (excl. playoff). Gladiator.#LeicesterRoma #ConferenceLeague pic.twitter.com/QVlVwG1pBD
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Leicester City equalized for the 1-1 in the 67th minute. Ademola Lookman defeated Roma goalkeeper Rui Patricio from very close range with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Harvey Barnes. At the end, it is an own goal by Gianluca Mancini.
👉Leicester City 1 – 1 AS Roma, 67th minute, goal by ⚽️ Ademola Lookman equalized for @LCFC City from very close range with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Harvey Barnes.
Oh nooooooo!!!!
Come on Roma!! https://t.co/rpqHgpwynS pic.twitter.com/l4iSJseSoe— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 28, 2022
🏆👉Lineup LEICESTER (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall; Albrighton, Vardy, Lookman.
🏆👉Lineup AS ROMA (3-5-2): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Mkhitaryan, Cristante, Pellegrini, Zalewski; Zaniolo, Abraham.
Photo via twitter.com/ASRomaEN
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The King Power Stadium ready for Leicester City vs AS Roma
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A look at tonight’s stage! 🏟
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👉🏆 Leicester City vs AS Roma, Match Officials
🗓️ Thursday 28 April 2022
🏟️ King Power Stadium
⏲️ 21:00🙍 Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande
🚩Assistants: Juan Yuste Jimenez and Roberto Alonso Fernandez
4⃣ Fourth Official: Jesus Gil Manzano @ASRomaENhttps://t.co/8gaAeEN5so pic.twitter.com/CwWnspWVFw— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 28, 2022
🏆👉First half is over. Leicester City 0 – 1 AS Roma
⚽️ Goals: 15′ Lorenzo Pellegrini
🟨 Yellow: 8′ Tammy Abraham (R), 26′ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (L)
✍️Ball Possession: 66% @LCFC and 34% @ASRomaEN
Corners: Leicester 7, Roma 0
✅ https://t.co/nGbm3Yw4et@ASRomaStats https://t.co/8m31DTi5aH
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 28, 2022
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Photo via twitter.com/ASRomaEN
Photo via twitter.com/ASRomaEN
Photo via twitter.com/ASRomaEN
🏆👉Result Leicester City 1 – 1 AS Roma
⚽️ Goals: 15′ Lorenzo Pellegrini, 67′ Gianluca Mancini (og)
🟨 Yellow: 8′ Abraham (R), 26′ Dewsbury-Hall (L), 59′ Vardy (L), 63′ Zaniolo (R)
✍️Ball Possession: 67% @LCFC and 33% @ASRomaEN
✅ https://t.co/2q70M3a6h3@ASRomaStats https://t.co/xp3s1531KM
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 28, 2022
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2021 – 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League
Semifinal First Leg
Leicester City 1 – 1 AS Roma
Thursday 28 April 2022
King Power Stadium
Leicester, England
21:00
Leicester City – AS Roma
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian (FRA)
Goals: 15′ Lorenzo Pellegrini (R), 67′ Gianluca Mancini (own goal)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
🏆👉Lineup LEICESTER (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall; Albrighton, Vardy, Lookman.
Subs: Ward, Justin, Soyunçu, Barnes, Iheanacho, A. Perez, Amartey, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Daka, Thomas, Soumaré.
Coach: Brendan Rodgers
🏆👉Lineup AS ROMA (3-5-2): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Mkhitaryan, Cristante, Pellegrini, Zalewski; Zaniolo, Abraham.
Subs: Fuzato, Viña, Carles Perez, Shomurodov, Maitland-Niles, Veretout, Kumbulla, Sergio Oliveira, Spinazzola, Bove, Felix, El Shaarawy
Coach: José Mourinho