Roma making their return to the final of a European competition with Jose Mourinho as a manager? The scriptwriters are having a field day. The Giallorossi are into the showpiece match of the UEFA Europa Conference League. It has been 31 years since Roma has reached a match of this magnitude, losing to Inter in the 1991 UEFA Cup final.
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Catch up on every single goal on the way to Tirana!
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— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 24, 2022
The fact that it took Mourinho to achieve this makes it all the more impactful. Roma and Jose Mourinho have been a wonderful and unique fit ever since the 2021-22 season began.
As the campaign winds down, it finally looks like Mourinho has found his true home in many years after dismal spells at Manchester United and Spurs, which followed on the back of a torturous half-season at Chelsea.
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— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) May 5, 2022
There have been many big and small contributing factors to this relationship blossoming. Roma needed Mourinho, as much as he did the grand, proud club.
An unexpected appointment
There are similarities to how Roma and Jose Mourinho entered the summer of 2021. The manager was out of a job, having been fired by Spurs in mid-April. On the other hand, Roma had had an underwhelming season under Vitor Pereira and were looking for a change.
𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 🤝
The club are delighted to announce an agreement has been reached with Jose Mourinho for him to become our new head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season.
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— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 4, 2021
Having managed Inter successfully in the last decade, the club from the capital announced Mourinho as manager. This news caught a lot of observers by surprise, as many had thought he was finished at the highest level. Speaking at his unveiling,…
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