Global Courant 2023-05-31 11:39:57
The first European trophy of this season is decided this Wednesday.
In Budapest’s Pushkash Arena, the final of the Europa League, Sevilla – Rome, is played, a meeting that you will be able to follow live on Supersport 2, not only the match that starts at 21.00 but also the bright vigil and the moments of triumph and the interviews of the protagonists in the dedicated show Europa League.
The most successful team in the history of this competition, Sevilla has the chance to lift the trophy for the 7th time, but the mission is of maximum difficulty, facing Jose Mourinho with the red-yellow army, after the success a year ago in Tirana in the final The Conference League wants to give the “eternal city” team another European trophy. If he triumphs, Mourinho would become the first coach to win this competition with 3 different teams, having done it with Porto in 2003 and with Manchester United in 2017.
There are all the ingredients for a perfect challenge between the two teams that this year have given excellent performances in the Europa League, focusing their energies there. The 6-time winners of the Europa League, Sevilla have eliminated opponents such as Manchester United or Juventus, while Mourinho, although with not so famous opponents, has done his best with a reduced squad, once again showing the place to Feyenoord or eliminating Leverkusen of beautiful football .
The Andalusians have won the competition every time they have reached the final, with the first success coming in 2006 when current captain Jesus Navas played his part in the triumph as a 20-year-old, and are now the most successful side in the competition’s history. seeks the record on the trip to Hungary, which is hosting its first European final since 1985.
Eliminating Manchester United and Juventus en route to the semi-finals, Sevilla made it 25th in 28 games at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, but must now show strength on neutral ground.
The Spaniards have had a difficult championship in La Liga, where under the guidance of the Basque technician, Jose Luis Mendilibar, they removed the threat of relegation from the Category, changing their fortunes.
Sevilla have lost just 2 league games since Mendilibar took charge, and on the only occasion they have faced Roma in the Europa League, it was the Spaniards who advanced to the last 16 of the competition in 2020 before lifting the trophy for the first time. 6th.
But beware, Roma have a strong weapon in Mourinho, a coach of a much higher level than Mendilibar who has won 5 major Uefa trophies so far. /Supersport
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