Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg last Thursday, Mourinho's side led in the 11th minute with an assist from Abraham, who scored from a corner kick and then they maintained their advantage, with Mourinho leading the celebration for his fifth european final. Roma will face Feyenoord in the Europa League clash on 25 May, when they drew 0-0 with Marseille and advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
Both teams performed average, but Roma seized the opportunity and they had far fewer possessions, but Mourinho led the team to find a crucial breakthrough. Mourinho, who has reached the European final for the fifth time, has encouraged his players to move forward to win the title and when Pellegrini was found in space on the left, the hosts almost doubled their advantage, but Schmeiker's near-post shot was squeezed out. Roma outperformed the Foxes both in terms of ability and tactics, and they controlled the game, even though the Foxes had a brief lead.
Roma have not won a European match in 50 years since beating Blackpool in the 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup, but Mourinho will do so after his past European and Europa League victories. It was also the third time roma have reached the final of a European match in their history, having previously played in the Champions League final in 1984 and the 1991 UEFA Cup final. However, Roma have not won the European championship before, and they have lost to Liverpool and Inter Milan in the two finals. Since losing 0-2 to Real Madrid in November 2018, Roma have remained unbeaten in their UEFA home matches in the last 19 months.
"Of course it was an exciting night," Mourinho said. "When you work and live in Rome, you breathe in the breath of Rome, because Rome is the real club of the city. I feel like from the day I signed, I knew it was a big club. History has nothing to do with the social dimension of the club. We've managed to build a good team and beat a Premier League team, so I feel sorry for the people and the players here. For us, that's our Champions League. ”
Last August, Roma signed Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for €41 million. It proved to be a good deal as the England international has quickly adapted to life abroad. Abraham's goal against Leicester City was his 9th in the league and his 25th in all competitions this season, the goal he scored in 49 games.
Mourinho played a key role in getting the 24-year-old to his best and becoming the first coach in history to reach a European final with four different clubs. Abraham expressed his joy after the final whistle sounded, telling the media: "Before the game started, the fans won the game for us. Before entering the stadium, we could hear them throughout the warm-up. We weren't even on the pitch and we heard them. The victory belongs to them and my team. Hopefully we can go all the way.
"My job is to be active around the penalty area. I'm such a striker, and whenever I smell an opportunity, I take it. A bit of a surprise (Pereira is staring at him), but it doesn't matter who keeps an eye on me, and if I smell an opportunity, I'll definitely take it. My team and I worked hard. You have to give your everything, Mourinho told me to keep going and we did. ”
After bidding farewell to Leicester, Roma can now look forward to the league final against Feyenoord on May 25, with opponents improving after beating Marseille 3-2 on aggregate, but they will be slightly at a disadvantage when they face Roma later this month. Mourinho was the first manager to reach the Champions League final, Europa League final and Europa League final, becoming the first european player.