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Daily Mirror
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Jonty Colman

Gary Lineker joins Leicester and Roma fans after touching Claudio Ranieri moment

Leicester City and Roma fans united on Thursday night during their Europa Conference League semi-final to pay tribute to Claudio Ranieri.

Former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham scored early in the first half to earn Roma a 1-0 win on the night at the Stadio Olimpico and a 2-1 victory on aggregate, sending the Giallorossi into the first ever final of the competition later this month against Dutch outfit Feyenoord.

During the second half of the tie in Rome, there was a special moment where both sets of fans in the ground united to pay tribute to a former manager who has previously taken charge of both clubs. Rome-born Ranieri was the mastermind behind Leicester's unlikely, yet miraculous 2015-16 Premier League title win. and also managed Roma between 2009 and 2011 and again in 2019.

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