Roma coach Jose Mourinho shared his opinion on the victory of his team against Bayer in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals. Transmits words Football Italy.
“This is the whole virtue of men. They have a mindset, a desire, bonds with fans, a sense of responsibility to give their all and make fans happy. “Today was not an easy match, it was a very difficult match intellectually,” Mourinho said.
The match played at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome on 11 May ended with the home team’s score 1-0.
The Romans defeated their opponents with a goal by Italian midfielder Edoardo Bove in the 63rd minute of the match.
The return match of this semi-final pair, which will determine the winner of the European Cup final ticket, will be played on 18 May at the Bay Arena in Leverkusen (Germany).
Recall that Italian Juventus and Spanish Sevilla fought for second place in the decisive duo in the 2022/23 season.
The final match of the tournament will be played on May 31 at Puskas Ferenc stadium in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Designed for 65 thousand spectators, the arena was opened in November 2019 as one of the stadiums of the 2020 European Football Championship.
Former ex-CSKA player Oleg Kornaukhov took the chance “Bayer” will advance to the finals in LE after losing to “Roma”.