Jose Mourinho was very emotional after becoming the first manager to win a trophy with Roma since 2008 – and the first ever to lift one of the UEFA variety.
Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 on Wednesday in the first ever Europa Conference League final. It is a first ever continental honour for the club, aside from the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which was not affiliated to UEFA.
Mourinho has capped off his first season in Rome in fine style, going on to describe the achievement as feeling “immortal”.
Embed from Getty ImagesHere are five of his post-match quotes.
On winning with Roma
“The great thing about my career is that, aside from the Europa League with Manchester United, doing it with Porto, Inter and Roma is very, very, very special. It is one thing to win when everyone expects it, when you made the investments to win, but it’s quite another to win when something feels immortal, that feels truly special.”
On his personal achievements
“This remains in the history of Roma, but also mine. I was told only I, Sir Alex (Ferguson) and Giovanni Trapattoni won trophies in three different decades. It makes me feel a little old, but it’s nice for my career.”
On his Roma future
“Now I am staying, there are no doubts. Even if some rumours emerge, I only want to remain at Roma.”
On building for next season
“We must understand what our owners, who are fantastic people, want to do next season, because this is history, but we can build a really strong project with honest professionals.”
On being part of Roma
“Of course I feel like a Romanista, but that might be my way of working. I am a Porto fan, an Inter fan, a Chelsea fan, I am crazy about Real Madrid, I am now a Roma fan, I belong to all those clubs because we had these moments together.”
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