Roma coach Jose Mourinho declared Tammy Abraham the best player on the pitch in victory over Empoli on Sunday.
The summer signing from Chelsea didn't get on the scoresheet, but Mourinho declared he was delighted with the striker's performance.
Quoted by TMW, he said, "There are strikers who if they don't score it doesn't matter, others instead if they don't score then they make a contribution equal to zero.
"Then there are those who do not score and are the best in the field and this is Tammy.
"He played a terrific game."
England international Abraham has kicked off his Serie A career in superb fashion, though could be doing even better. Abraham has scored twice in Serie A and twice in the Europa Conference League. However, he has also been denied by the frame of the goal SIX TIMES already this season.
Overall, Abraham has four goals and three assists in 10 games for Roma this season.
Leading the line for Mourinho's Roma, Abraham has helped his new team to fourth on the Serie A table ahead of this week's international recess. The Giallorossi sit on 15 points from seven games, six points behind leaders Napoli.
- updated October 5
