[Sport] Europa Conference League final: Roma 1-0 Feyenoord - Nicolo Zaniolo hits winner for Italians
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This was Roma's first trophy for 14 years
Roma won their first major European trophy by beating Feyenoord in the inaugural Europa Conference League final.
The Italians ensured Jose Mourinho's first season in charge ended with a trophy after Nicolo Zaniolo chested down Gianluca Mancini's lofted pass before beating goakeeper Justin Bijlow with a clever flick.
Mourinho, who has won the Champions League, Europa League and the Uefa Cup, is the first manager to win all of Uefa's major European trophies.
The Portuguese was criticised after Roma were embarrassed 6-1 in Norway by Bodo/Glimt in the group stage last October.
But this win continued the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager's perfect record in European finals, having now overseen five wins in five finals.
Feyenoord, whose campaign started in the qualifying rounds back in July, were denied an equaliser when Rui Patricio tipped Tyrell Malacia's attempt on to the bar soon after Mancini inadvertently hit his own post while trying to make a clearance.
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Line-ups
Roma
Formation 3-4-1-2
1Rui Patrício23Mancini6Smalling3Ibañez da Silva2Karsdorp77Mkhitaryan4Cristante59Zalewski7Pellegrini22Zaniolo9Abraham
- 1Rui Patrício_Booked at 84mins_
- 23Mancini
- 6Smalling
- 3Ibañez da Silva
- 2KarsdorpSubstituted forViñaat 89'minutes
- 77MkhitaryanSubstituted forOliveiraat 17'minutes
- 4Cristante
- 59Zalewski_Booked at 66mins_Substituted forSpinazzolaat 67'minutes_Booked at 90mins_
- 7Pellegrini_Booked at 37mins_
- 22ZanioloSubstituted forVeretoutat 67'minutes
- 9AbrahamSubstituted forShomurodovat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Viña
- 11Pérez
- 14Shomurodov
- 15Maitland-Niles
- 17Veretout
- 24Kumbulla
- 27Oliveira
- 37Spinazzola
- 52Bove
- 64Afena-Gyan
- 87Cerântula Fuzato
- 92El Shaarawy
Feyenoord
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Bijlow3Geertruida18Trauner4Senesi5Malacia17Aursnes10Kökçü14Nelson26Til7Sinisterra33Dessers
- 1Bijlow
- 3Geertruida
- 18Trauner_Booked at 25mins_Substituted forPedersenat 74'minutes
- 4Senesi
- 5MalaciaSubstituted forJahanbakhshat 89'minutes
- 17Aursnes
- 10KökçüSubstituted forWålemarkat 88'minutes
- 14NelsonSubstituted forLinssenat 74'minutes
- 26TilSubstituted forToornstraat 59'minutes
- 7Sinisterra
- 33Dessers
Substitutes
- 2Pedersen
- 6Hendrix
- 9Jahanbakhsh
- 11Linssen
- 13Sandler
- 16Cojocaru
- 21Marciano
- 23Wålemark
- 25Hendriks
- 28Toornstra
- 30Jansen
- 32Hall
Referee:
István Kovács
Match Stats
Home TeamRomaAway TeamFeyenoord
Possession
Home33%
Away67%
Shots
Home9
Away13
Shots on Target
Home3
Away5
Corners
Home4
Away6
Fouls
Home8
Away18
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