Roma and Leicester City meet for the second time in seven days on Thursday when Jose Mourinho continues his pursuit of his first trophy as Giallorossi boss against Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes, who held the Italian heavyweights to a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium in the first leg.
Lorenzo Pellegrini fired through Kasper Schmeichel’s legs to give Roma the lead in Leicester, and Mourinho was left frustrated after Ademola Lookman’s touch on a cross in the 68th minute went in via Gianluca Mancini for the equaliser.
If the return game can match the all-action entertainment of the initial clash, this should be a showdown worthy of its two illustrious clubs.
How to watch Roma vs. Leicester City
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | May 5 | May 5 | May 5 | May 6 |
| Time | 20:00 BST | 3:00 p.m. ET | 3:00 p.m. ET | 5:00 a.m. AEST |
| TV channel | BT Sport 3 | CBS | – | – |
| Streaming | BT Sport | Paramount+/fuboTV | DAZN | Stan Sport |
In the US, televised Europa Conference League games are available on fuboTV, which also offers a free trial to new subscribers.
In Canada, all Europa Conference League games are streamed live on DAZN.
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Roma vs. Leicester City line-ups
Roma are without Armenia star Henrikh Mkhitaryan after he was forced off injured in the first leg. Jordan Veretout is a candidate to replace him in the starting lineup, although Mourinho hinted he could alter his system to make up for Mkhitaryan’s absence.
The former Manchester United boss rested a string of key names for their 0-0 weekend Serie A draw with Bologna ahead of the visit of Leicester.
Roma line-up (3-4-1-2): Patricio (GK) — Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez – Karsdorp, Sergio Oliveira, Cristante, Zalewski – Pellegrini – Zaniolo, Abraham
Subs: Fuzato, Vina, Carlos Perez, Shomurodov, Spinazzola, Maitland-Niles, Veretout, Bove, Diaware, Afena-Gyan, El-Shaarawy, Kumbula
Rodgers makes two changes, Justin and Barnes coming in for Castagne and Albrighton. Maddison and Dewsbury-Hall are fit to start following fitness concerns earlier in the week.
Leicester City (4-3-3): Schmeichel (GK) — Justin, Evans, Fofana, Pereira — Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall — Lookman, Vardy, Barnes.
Subs: Soyuncu, Albrighton, Ward, Iheanacho, Ayoze, Amartey, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Castagne, Daka, Thomas, Soumare
Roma vs. Leicester City betting odds
This tie is evenly poised ahead of the second leg, especially with away goals no longer a factor, but both sides are winless in their past four games in all competitions (Leicester’s run actually stands at five games).
Roma look well placed to seal a Europa League spot via Serie A this season, but Leicester’s Premier League woes place them in an all-or-nothing situation, and Rodgers’ side have won both of their away second-leg games in the knockout stages of this season’s Europa Conference League.
| UK (Sky Bet) |
USA (DraftKings) |
Canada (Sports Interaction) |
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| Roma win | 11/10 | +110 | 2.12 |
| Draw | 23/10 | +240 | 3.31 |
| Leicester City win | 23/10 | +240 | 3.36 |
| More than 2.5 goals | 1/1 | +100 | 2.01 |
| Both teams to score | 8/11 | -130 | 1.74 |
