Roma star Tammy Abraham sets new Serie A record after brace vs Torino
Posted by  badge Boss on May 22, 2022 - 08:18AM
Abraham has enjoyed a fine season for Roma (Picture: Getty Images)

has set a new record for the most goals scored by an English player in a Serie A season following his brace in Roma’s 3-0 victory away at Torino on Friday.

The 24-year-old has excelled at the Italian club under following his switch from last summer.

Abraham has now etched his name into the Serie A history books following his two-goal display which took his tally for the campaign to 17, surpassing the 16 goals scored by Gerry Hitchens for Inter Milan in 1961/62.

Mourinho’s Roma have secured their place in next season’s Europa League (Picture: Getty Images)

The centre-forward netted twice in the first half as Roma beat Torino to seal their place in next season’s .

After finishing the Serie A season in sixth place, the focus for Mourinho’s side turns to a Europa Conference League final against Feyenoord on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Abraham has been linked with a return to the Premier League, with Arsenal one of the teams credited with an interest in the striker.

On the potential of a move back to the Premier League, Abraham told DAZN: ‘I love this club. They’ve given me the opportunity to show myself, my heart is here. We’ll see what the future holds, but my heart is here.

‘Like I’ve always said, I fell in love with this club from the first day and I will always help the team as much as possible with my goals and assists.

‘It’s been a good year for me, I hope to build on this year and hopefully we can finish with a trophy and it can be the perfect year.’

On the Europa Conference League final, Abraham added: ‘This is a dream come true for Roma fans, for the club, we’ve made it to the final, now we have to rest and recover well, so hopefully we’ll be celebrating on Wednesday night.’

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