Update: Lombardi has been jailed for three years for a charge of violent disorder which he had pleaded guilty to at a pre-trial hearing.

An Italian man has admitted his role in a savage attack which left an Irish Liverpool FC fan in a coma.

Liverpool will play Real Madrid in the Champions League final on May 26. Jurgen Klopp's side lost 4-2 at Roma in tonight's second leg but won the semi-final 7-6 on aggregate.

Liverpool fans in Rome appeared to keep a low profile ahead of the Champions League semi-final, as police said there have been no reported issues.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists his side will "fight for their dreams" in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Roma.

Donations continue to flood in for Liverpool fan Sean Cox, who suffered serious head injuries after an assault outside Anfield last week.

Liverpool have held a "positive and productive" meeting with UEFA, Roma and the Italian authorities as they seek reassurances over the safety of fans for next week's Champions League semi-final second leg.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists their duel with Roma for a place in the Champions League final should not be seen as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expects newly crowned Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year Mohamed Salah to get a rough ride from his former Roma team-mates.

Latest: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has called on the club's fans to refrain from damaging the Roma team bus before tomorrow night's Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield.

Roma have "zero" interest in selling Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson this summer, club president James Pallotta has said.

European heavyweights Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are the big-hitters in today’s Champions League semi-final draw in Nyon (12pm midday )but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not under-estimate surprise package Roma.

An emotional evening in Rome.

Captain De Rossi rifled the ball beyond Ter Stegen to double Roma's advantage and the home side were not finished there.

Many Roma people in Ireland are living in rat-infested accommodation and going to bed hungry.

It's in response to recent episodes of anti-semitism.

Chelsea 3 - Roma 3: Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea battled to a 3-3 draw with Roma to stay top of Champions League Group C. Chelsea had surrendered a two-goal lead to trail 3-2 with 20 minutes remaining after former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko’s quick-fire double.

The 2016 PFA players' player of the year is eager to speak to "great club" Roma.

The Premier League club have landed Salah at the second attempt.

Certainly puts "Wenger Out" in perspective…

Francesco Totti has signed a new contract with Roma for "one final season", the club have announced.

Wolfsburg booked their place in the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.

Real Madrid are now firmly in control of their last-16 tie against Roma.

Discrimination and prejudice against Travellers and Roma is racism, it must be named as racism and tackled as racism, President Michael D Higgins has insisted.

We say Roma scored, but this goal was all about Alessandro Florenzi.

Police cleared out one of France’s biggest and oldest Roma camps, dismantling a sprawling network of makeshift shelters next to a Paris region highway under pouring rain.

How Lionel Messi stayed on the pitch after this altercation during a friendly between Barcelona and Roma last night, we will never know.

A garda arrested over the leaking of information to the media has been released without charge.

A garda is expected to be arrested as early as today in connection with an internal investigation into the alleged leaking of information to the media in the high-profile Roma case.

Minster of State for New Communities, Culture and Equality Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has today branded those who targeted the home of a Roma family in Waterford at the weekend as "racists" and "cowards".

Roma parents may be more reluctant to have their children vaccinated as a result of the two cases last year in which Roma children were mistakenly removed from their families, according to a report.