Europa League: Sevilla won the Europa League for the seventh time, defeating Roma; Jose Mourinho threw away his silver medal

Spain’s club Sevilla won the UEFA Europa League for the seventh time. Sevilla’s team reached the final for the seventh time and retained their 100% record. Sevilla defeated Italy’s club S. Roma in the title match played in Budapest. Roma’s team reached the final of this tournament after 1991. He had to face defeat for the second time as well.

Roma manager Jose Mourinho reached the final of a European tournament for the sixth time with his team. He had to face defeat for the first time. Mourinho did not accept the silver medal after the defeat against Sevilla. He took the silver medal and threw it towards a fan sitting in the stadium. Mourinho led Roma to victory in the Conference League last year. He did not win a second European title in a row.

Roma player committed suicide goal
In the match, Paulo Dybala of Roma scored the first goal in the 34th minute. This lead was maintained till half time. When the match started in the second half, Sevilla’s team returned to the match with the help of a Roma player. Roma veteran Gianluca Mancini scored an own goal in the 55th minute. Put the ball into his own goalpost. Thanks to his own goal, Sevilla made a comeback in the match and the score was equal to 1-1.

Sevilla’s goalkeeper gave the team victory
When the match was tied at 1-1 for the scheduled 90 minutes, then the match went into extra time. No goal was scored there either. In such a situation, the match reached the shootout. Sevilla’s goalkeeper Yasin Buono did a great job in the penalty shootout. He made two saves. Gonzalo Montiel of Argentina scored the winning penalty for Sevilla. He also scored the winning penalty kick in the World Cup for Argentina at the end of last year. Mancini and Roger Ibanez missed the penalty shootout for Roma.