Celebrating Roma’s victory in the Europa Conference League, a mural immortalizing Jose Mourinho as a Roman emperor has been unveiled.
The Portuguese manager achieved a remarkable feat, becoming only the second manager, after Giovanni Trapattoni, to secure five major European titles. This victory came as Roma clinched their first trophy in 14 years, defeating Feyenoord 1-0, courtesy of Nicolo Zaniolo’s 32nd-minute strike.
In a gesture of admiration for Mourinho, fans manifested their tribute by creating a mural depicting the revered coach as an emperor raising the trophy triumphantly.
Mourinho has now added the fifth European trophy to his illustrious managerial career.
He previously achieved European success at Porto, winning the UEFA Cup and Champions League. He replicated this feat at Inter Milan in 2010 before claiming the Europa League during his tenure at Manchester United.
Remarkably, he has emerged victorious in every major European final he has contested.
This latest triumph solidifies his winning record at every club, except Tottenham, throughout his managerial tenure, dating back to his time at Porto.
Overcome with emotion upon securing the continental title, Mourinho was engulfed by his jubilant players, who drenched him with water, danced, and chanted ‘campiones, campiones, ole, ole, ole’.
Reflecting on the game, Mourinho expressed to Sky Sports Italia, “There are so many things going through my head. So many things at the same time. I’ve been at Roma for 11 months, I realised the moment I arrived what it mean, they were waiting for this. As I told the lads in the locker room in Turin, we did what we needed to do.
“This was not work tonight, this was history. We had to write history. We wrote it. The Conference League is a competition that we had the sensation from the start we could win, but it got a stronger competition when the Europa League teams came in, Leicester City, Olympique Marseille and Feyenoord. We put so much into this.
“Now I am staying, there are no doubts. Even if some rumours emerge, I only want to remain at Roma.
“We must understand what our owners, who are fantastic people, want to do next season, we can build a really strong project with honest professionals.
“Of course, I feel like a Romanista… I am fan of Porto, Inter, Chelsea, I am crazy about Real Madrid, I am now a Roma fan, I belong to all those clubs because we had these moments together. Tonight, with all due respect for all the clubs I worked for before, I am 100 per cent Romanista, because these fans are truly incredible.”