Ademola Lookman forced a Gianluca Mancini own goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League to help Leicester City to a 1-1 draw against Roma in the first leg of their semi-final clash at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester fail to make their dominance count
Leicester had beaten PSV in the quarter-final while Bodo/Glimt were Roma's victims. The Foxes started brighter of the two, dominating early proceedings.
However, Roma were organised in defence, leaving Leicester to try speculative shots from outside. But for all of Leicester's possession, it was Roma that took the lead in the first half, courtesy of a finish from Lorenzo Pellegrini.
The Roma captain finished off a fine pass from Nicola Zalewski with a left-footed strike that went through the legs of Kasper Schmeichel in the 15th-minute.
To their credit, though, Leicester reacted well to going down. The Foxes piled pressure on Roma's defence and could have levelled the scores through Lookman.
However, the Nigerian international's effort from the edge of the box was parried away by Rui Patricio.
Brendan Rodgers' men finished the opening half strongly, but it was Roma that went into the break with a one-goal advantage.
The second half resumed in a similar fashion, with Leicester on the front foot. But despite dominating possession, they found it difficult to break down Roma's defence.
However, their pressure finally paid off in the 67th-minute, when Lookman forced Mancini to direct a cross from Harvey Barnes into his net. Mancini's own goal gave the home side the belief to go for the win.
Kelechi Iheanacho denied by Roma's Rui Patricio
In their search for a winner, Rodgers brought on Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy. The decision almost paid off when Iheanacho fired a superb curler from outside the box, but his effort was brilliantly parried away for a corner by Rui Patricio.
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Leicester piled on more pressure, but it was Roma that got close to taking the win through Sergio Oliviera's shot.
However, neither side could find the win, leaving the tie delicately poised ahead of the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico next week.