Jose Mourinho Makes Moving Gesture to Late Leicester City Boss Ahead of Crunch Semi Final

• Jose Mourinho is back in England with his Roma side ahead of their Europa Conference League semi-final clash against Leicester
• The former Premier League boss took time off his schedule to pay tribute to the late Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
• Vichai, a Thai businessman owned Leicester City until his tragic death in 2018 when he was involved in a chopper crash
• Mourinho will be hoping to see his side secure a favourable result to increase their chances of reaching the final of the European third-tier football competition

Jose Mourinho has paid a classy tribute to late Leicester City owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Vichai tragically died in a helicopter crash back in October 2018 shortly after watching Leicester in action.

The Thai businessman lost his life alongside four others including Eric Swaffer who was the pilot and his partner, Izabela Lechowicz.

Jose Mourinho pays tribute to Vichai

And just hours ahead of AS Roma's Europa Conference clash with Leicester, Mourinho took time off his schedule to pay a touching tribute to Vichai.

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The Roma boss laid a wreath at the foot of Vichai's statue outside the King Power Stadium on Wednesday, April 27.

Roma are scheduled to take on the Foxes in the first leg of their semi-final meeting in the Europa Conference League.

The tie comes just days after Roma suffered a 3-1 loss in the Serie A against Inter Milan.

On their part, Leicester have been breathing hot and cold, especially in the Premier League where they have picked two successive draws against Aston Villa and Everton in two of their most recent outings.

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