Tammy Abraham becomes the first Englishman with most goals in a single season in Serie A as Roma win Torino 3:0

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Tammy Abraham set a new Serie A scoring record for an English player in a single season as Roma won 3-0 against Torino to secure Europa League qualification.

Tammy Abraham becomes the first Englishman with most goals in a single season in Serie A as Roma win Torino 3:0

Abraham’s first-half double gave him 17 league goals, surpassing Gerry Hitchens’ 16 goals for Inter Milan in 1961-62.

On Wednesday, Roma will face Feyenoord in the Europa Conference League final.

With a top-six finish on the line, coach Jose Mourinho couldn’t afford to rest his star players.

In what may have been the Italy striker’s farewell outing for the club, Andrea Belotti came close to giving Torino the lead.

Torino were punished after 33 minutes as Abraham turned past Tommaso Pobega to score comfortably from eight yards after Belotti shot wide.

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Three minutes before halftime, Abraham broke Hitchens’ record by converting from the penalty spot after Etrit Berisha had pulled him down.

After Alessandro Buongiorno wrestled Nicolo Zaniolo to the ground, Lorenzo Pellegrini scored a second Roma penalty 12 minutes from time.

After Roma’s triumph, Fiorentina and Atalanta will fight for seventh place for Conference League qualification in Italy’s final weekend.

Tammy Abraham for Roma This Season

Tammy Abraham is a striker for the Roma club that competes in the Italian Serie A. Tammy joined Roma on 17 August 2021. His number in the squad is 9. Abraham is currently 24 years old and is from England.

Tammy Abraham becomes the first Englishman with most goals in a single season in Serie A as Roma win Torino 3:0

Tammy Abraham has appeared in 36 matches so far in the 2021/22 season of the Italian Serie A. (plus 1 as a sub). He has scored 17 goals from 38 shots on target out of a total of 72 shots. Abraham has four assists to go along with his average of 19 passes per game and a completion rate of 72 percent on those passes.

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