After taking Roma to a second consecutive European final with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semi-final on Thursday, Jose Mourinho has stated he wasn’t concerned about leaving his name in Roma’s history.
The Portuguese, who guided Roma to the Europa Conference League championship last season, previously won the second-tier European club tournament in 2017 with Manchester United.
The visitors were on the back foot for the whole game and had to withstand strong pressure from the Germans, who squandered many opportunities and even hit the crossbar, while Roma advanced thanks to last week’s 1-0 triumph in Italy.
On May 31 in Budapest, Mourinho’s boys will face Sevilla in the final.
“My concern isn’t marking my place in the Roma history books,” Mourinho told Sky Sport.
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“It’s helping these kids [players] to grow, to achieve important things,” he said. “It’s also helping the Roma fans who have given me so much since day one, It’s an immense joy to get to another final.
“The boys give everything, this game is the result of our work, experience, tactical wisdom and knowing how to stay in matches. It’s an incredible team.”
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