Tammy Abraham Turns Into Prime Defender for Roma with Crucial Save

Tammy Abraham Turns Into Prime Defender for Roma with Crucial Save

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:21 PM
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  • Tammy Abraham is responsible for one of the match-winning saves of the season
  • The Roma star superbly kept a goal-bound effort away from the net as Mourinho’s men beat Bologna 1-0
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini scored the only goal of the game as Roma kept their top four hopes alive with the win

Former Chelsea star Tammy Abraham was the hero of the day as his last-ditch defending helped his side to a crucial 1-0 win in the Serie A.

Lorenzo Pelligrini scored from the penalty spot in the first half in what proved to be the winning goal, but the moment that secured victory surely belonged to Tammy Abraham.

Bologna were no pushover on Wednesday, January 4 as they pushed for an equalizer in the second half, and it nearly came right at the death.

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Tammy Abraham of AS Roma makes a save on the goal line in timed out during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Bologna FC at Stadio Olimpico. Photo by Silvia Lore.
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With seconds remaining, former Manchester United man Chris Smalling made a crucial block, sending the ball out for a corner.

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Bologna’s Nicolas Dominguez whipped cross into the box, which somehow found Jhon Lucumi at the back post.

As reported on Daily Mail, Lucumi then directed a powerful header towards goal, which would have gone in had it not been for the intervention of Tammy Abraham.

Struggling Abraham comes through

Notably, Abraham started on the bench for the Bologna game as Mourinho opted to go with the likes of Paulo Dybala instead.

The 25-year-old has struggled to reciprocate his form from his debut season in Italy where he scored an impressive 27 goals across all competitions.

This term, he has only managed four goals, with three of them coming in the Serie A.

Abraham flaunts pregnant girlfriend

Sports Brief earlier reported on how Tammy Abraham delighted fans on Christmas day with a delightful photo of his pregnant girlfriend.

He took to social media to share adorable photo of himself and his partner Leah Monroe while celebrating Christmas.

Monroe and Abraham have been together for a long time, even before the player became a first-team starter.

She is a lifestyle blogger, who offers beauty tips on her lucrative platform on Youtube.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.
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