The Italian club succeeded in the final of the European Cups on the third attempt. On the other hand, his coach José Mourinho maintained a 100% final record and won the fifth European competition with one of his teams, thus equaling Giovanni Trapattoni’s record. He has won the Champions League twice (in 2004 with Porto and 2010 with Inter) and twice the European League and the UEFA Cup respectively (in 2003 with Porto and in 2017 with Manchester United).
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“A lot of things are going through my head. I’ve been in Rome for eleven months. As soon as I joined the team, I realized what it meant, the players were waiting for this. We rewrote history,” Mourinho told Sky Sport Italia.
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“It’s great. We’re enjoying these moments. My childhood dream has come true. Our fans have been amazing, the victory belongs to them. We have a very strong team. We probably don’t even realize how strong it is,” Zaniolo said.
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Feyenoord lost in the Conference League for the first time since the start of the group stage in the 13th match. He won his last European trophy in 2002 in the UEFA Cup (today’s European League).
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After almost a month, Mchitarjan joined the Roman team, but he had to replace in the 17th minute. The duel of the two most productive teams in the competition didn’t offer much in the first half.
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The Italian team prevailed in the 32nd minute of the first action of the evening. Mancini increased the visitors’ lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right.
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The Dutch team did not endanger the goal until the end of the opening act, but the goalkeeper Patrício managed to deal with Kökcü from a distance.
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Feyenoord entered the second half actively and, after playing the corner, briefly fired the pole, then Patril’s shot put Tilic into the lock. A moment later, the Portuguese goalkeeper pulled Malacio’s shot from behind the penalty area.
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AS also threatened AS in the 73th minute, but Bijlow managed to score with a spot. Pellegrini did not raise the lead either. The Romans did not lose to Feyenoord even in the third cup duel.
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The trophy was taken over by the first captain Lorenzo Pellegrini. “I could never have imagined that at the age of 25, in an AS jersey, plus a captain’s armband, this will work. It’s a wonderful time,” said the Roman native.
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| Conference League Final in Tirana |
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| AS Roma – Feyenoord Rotterdam 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| Goal: 32. Zaniolo. Judges: Kovács – Marinescu, Artene (all Rum.) – Fritz (video, Germany). ŽK: Pellegrini, Patrício, Spinazzola – Trauner. Attendance: 21,690. |
| Rome: Patrício – Mancini, Smalling, Ibañez – Mchitarjan (17. Oliveira), Cristante – Karsdorp (89. Viňa), Zaniolo (67. Veretout), Pellegrini, Zalewski (67. Spinazzola) – Abraham (89. Šomurodov). Coach: Mourinho. |
| Feyenoord: Bijlow – Geertruida, Trauner (74. Pedersen), Senesi, Malacia (89. Džahánbachš) – Til (59. Toornstra), Aursnes, Kökcü (88. Walemark) – Nelson (74. Linssen), Dessers, Sinisterra. Trener: Slot. |
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