Despite the defeat in the Europa League final, Roma coach Mourinho: Proud to have come this far

2023-06-01 15:27

Despite the defeat in the Europa League final, Roma coach Mourinho: Proud to have come this far


Roma lost 1-4 on penalties in the UEFA Europa League final against Sevilla today, missing the Europa League title. After the game Roma coach Jose Mourinho was still not proud of his team's performance this season.


In the 34th minute of the first half, Roma 's 27-year-old defender Gianluca Mancini passed a second pass to the 29-year-old forward Paul Bruno Exquil Dybala and scored the first goal for Roma.


Then in the 55th minute of the second half, Sevilla 's 37-year-old defender Jesús Navas made a cross from the right, and Roma defender Mancini, who was defending in front of the goal, accidentally scored the ball into his own goal in the process and sent it out. An own goal allowed the opponent to equalize the score.


The two sides have been in a 1-1 stalemate, unable to tell the winner, until Rome's 24-year-old defenders Ibanez and Mancini missed penalties in the penalty shootout. In the end, Rome lost 4-1 in the penalty shootout.


However, it is worth mentioning that this is the first defeat of Roma coach Mourinho in leading the team to the European finals. Mourinho participated in the top European finals for the sixth time in his career. He has won a total of five European championships when he led Porto, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Rome.


If Mourinho wins this final, he will become the European head coach who has won up to 6 European Champions Cups in history, but this vision has not been realized in the end.


Despite the defeat in the Europa League final, Roma coach Mourinho: Proud to have come this far


Still, the Roma boss is proud that his side have come this far. He said that he won 5 European finals in his coaching career, but only lost once. This will not make him sad, because he has seen the team's dedication and performance this season.


Although he missed two penalties in the penalty shootout, which made the players very sad, he is still proud of the players. Mourinho said , "Facing a team with more talent than us, we feel the pressure. Although we lost a game, we did not lose our dignity. Roma deserves to go home with our heads held high."


In addition to thanking the Roma players, Mourinho also reminded Roma that there is still a lot of work to be done, and they will continue to treat any event seriously and modestly. Finally, he also congratulated Sevilla, who won the Europa League, and was proud of their excellent performance in winning the victory.