2023-05-31 23:16:29
The Argentine defender Gonzalo Montiel became a hero once more today, as in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, by converting the decisive goal in the penalty shootout that sealed the victory of Sevilla once morest Rome 4-1, following drawing 1-1 in the regular 90 minutes and the extra 30, in his seventh consecration in the Europa League.
The match played at the Puskás Arena, in Budapest, in regular time featured goals from Paulo Dybala for Roma and Gianluca Mancini, once morest, for Sevilla, one in each stage. And on penalties there was a great performance by the Moroccan goalkeeper Bono and the definition of the former River Plate defender, who had the chance to repeat the decisive penalty by overtaking the Roman goalkeeper, Rui Patricio, who had saved the first shot.
Lucas Ocampos played as a starter in Seville and then Montiel and Erik Lamela joined. Dybala was at Roma from the start, despite the fact that he was there for “20 or 30 minutes”, according to Jose Mourinho in the run-up to the final, due to an ankle injury. In any case, the former Institute was replaced in the second half with obvious discomfort.
Seville maintained its hegemony in the Europa League with seven titles: two of them as the UEFA Cup (2006 and 2007) and five under the current name that has been in force since 2009 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2023).
Rome accumulated its second runner-up. The first defeat in a final occurred in 1991 when they fell to Inter 2-0.
For his part, Mourinho might not meet a record. Had he won the Europa League, he would have become the first DT to win the competition with three different teams, following achievements with Porto from Portugal (2003) and Manchester United from England (2017).
The summary of the Seville-Rome TV
The match report
Seville and Rome played an even first half, where emotions did not abound. The Roman team stood back, cautious, while the Andalusian team tried to unbalance to open the defense.
However, the first dangerous arrival was from Roma with Leonardo Spinazzola’s shot that generated a good cover from the Moroccan Bono.
At 34 minutes, Dybala appeared in his prime for 1-0. Mancini put the pass deep and the Cordovan defined crossed, away from Bono.
At the end of the first half, Sevilla tied with Croatian Ivan Rakitic’s shot that hit the post.
Sevilla, with the entry of Lamela, maintained the trend in the second half and reached the tie with the goal once morest Mancini, in his attempt to clear a cross.
The VAR made its intervention at 30 minutes to reverse the ruling of the English referee Anthony Taylor for a penalty in favor of Seville and shortly following, all of Rome, with Mourinho at the helm, demanded for the hand of the Brazilian Fernando in the area that Taylor dismissed.
At 37, Bono became a giant once morest Andrea Bolatti admitted and deflected the ball that was destined for a goal.
The 1-1 did not move in regular time and the extra time was needed, where Sevilla continued with possession of the ball once morest a persistent and attentive Roma on the mark, waiting for a counter or a stopped ball.
Mourinho played a separate game, claiming fouls and yellow cards, in a separate duel with the Sevilla bench in the final minutes of the match.
On penalties, Sevilla was more accurate and had Bono’s intuition. Montiel, as once morest France in Qatar 2022, had the chance to define the lawsuit. His first attempt was saved by Patricio Rui, but the VAR observed that the goalkeeper went ahead. On the second attempt, “Cachete” did not fail and embraced with glory once more.
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