Mourinho – AS Roma light the door to the European Cup final, get a gift of wine

Coach Jose Mourinho has interesting sharing after AS Roma held Leicester in the semi-final first leg of the Europa Conference League.

Last night, the semi-final first leg of the Europa Conference League between Leicester City and AS Roma at King Power Stadium ended with a score of 1-1. The Serie A representative took the lead thanks to Lorenzo Pellegrini’s goal in the 15th minute, but could not maintain the advantage when conceding in the second half (Mancini netted in the 67th minute).

Anyway, this result gave Roma a big advantage because in the second leg (May 6), they will play at home stadium Olimpico.

Mourinho had many close moments with his former partner Brendan Rodgers in the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final first leg

Coach Jose Mourinho, as usual still became the focus thanks to the statements after the game. On BT Sport, the Portuguese military leader affirmed that “this match is too good compared to the level of the Europa Conference League”.

Besides, Mourinho revealed he was given a bottle of fine wine by Leicester head coach Brendan Rodgers. The two leaders worked together at Chelsea from 2006-2008 (Mourinho led the first team, Rodgers led the reserve team) and maintained a close relationship over the years.

“Rodgers bought me the best bottle of wine in Portugal, wonder where he found this! I’m so happy to see Rogers again and watch his career rise. Either way. , the team that wins the semi-final second leg in Rome will be the team that wins the final,” said Mourinho humorously.

Evaluating the confrontation between Roma and Leicester City, “Special One” affirmed that his team will not be subjective even though it is possible to play the second leg at home. The last time Mourinho appeared in the European Cup final was in 2017, when he and MU beat Ajax in the Europa League final.

Mourinho and Roma are full of chances to reach the Europa Conference League final after holding Leicester away

“No doubt any Roma fan will be delighted when the semi-final result is decided at the Olimpico, from the 70,000 fans who are about to arrive at the stadium to other fans. The return leg is like the final. I was only thinking about this match, not about the actual final. It is not easy because Leicester’s performance at home or away is not much different,” quoted Mourinho.