Chelsea defender Reece James has said Tammy Abraham needs to be paid more respect after he continued his hot Roma streak at the weekend. The ex-Blues forward found the net twice for the Italian giants in their Derby della Capitale victory against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.
Abraham was twice on the scoresheet for Jose Mourinho’s men as they sealed an emphatic 3-0 victory against their historic rivals, getting the scoring underway after less than a minute played as he tapped home from a corner. He added to that strike just over 20 minutes later as he once again fired in from close range.
Lorenzo Pellegrini rounded off the first-half scoring with a stunning free-kick but the headlines were captured by Abraham. He became the first English player to score in the Rome derby since Paul Gascoigne whilst he also broke a club record for the most goals scored in a debut season in the Italian capital.
