Abraham and Smalling happy to win their first trophy with Roma

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and win the trophy after winning the Europa Conference League last night.

Roma won last night with a single goal by Niccolo Zaniolo in the final against Feyenoord and became the first champion of the new UEFA title. Abraham was his team's top scorer during the tournament with nine goals, while Smalling did very well in the final with a man-of-the-match performance.

Smalling, who was one of the first in the new wave of transfers of English players abroad, expressed his satisfaction with being in Rome and achieving success with this team.

He said:

"We knew how much it was going to mean to everybody in Rome, and you can see how together we are, everybody fought until the end," Smalling told BT Sport.

"We had to do that on a few occasions this year, we dropped a bit deeper than we maybe wanted to but we knew we had to do everything. You could see, strikers running back, everybody defending and we knew we had to win.

"Even when I first came to the club it had been a long time since they won a trophy, you can hear the fans. We knew how much it was going to mean, you can see we've got some of the best fans."

Abraham played a key role in his team's success this season, scoring 27 goals in 52 games. After winning his first trophy with Roma, he said:

"One thing I said when I came here was I was going to help the team get to the final and one day I want to win a trophy," Abraham also told BT Sport. "In my first season I have achieved that.

"Credit to my team-mates, excellent performances. We deserve it. We have worked hard all year.

"I love them (the fans). From day one I came here it has been the best. We are champions, I am happy to be a part of the team, now it is time to celebrate and enjoy."

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