Abraham powered in a header from team captain Lorenzo Pellegrini’s 11th minute corner-kick and the hosts successfully fended off Leicester City’s attempts to equalise.
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The win gave the English side a place in the semi-finals of the competition.
The governing body’s disciplinary panel ruled that Spurs forfeited the match after calling it off due to a worsening coronavirus outbreak and gave the French side the victory which saw Conte’s side exit the competition.
Spurs were held 2-2 by the French side as Loic Bade’s own goal and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s strike were cancelled out by Flavian Tait and Gaetan Laborde
The England captain, who is the club’s second highest all-time goalscorer, was desperate to sign for the English Premier League (EPL) champions in order to win silverware.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Portuguese side pipped Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the first leg play-off of the newly introduced ECL tie on Thursday in Portugal.
Spurs left London for the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off on Wednesday but the 28-year-old was not part of the group.
Larne have to overcome Pacos de Ferreira in their third qualifying round to set up the tie against Spurs.
The Gunners are battling with Everton and Tottenham Hotspur for seventh place, which would earn them a spot in the inaugural Europa Conference League.