AS Roma was present at the Europa League final.

The 0-0 draw at Bay Arena was enough to help AS Roma get a ticket to Budapest to play the Europa League final against Sevilla at the end of May.

Jose Mourinho continues to make everyone admire him when he brings a mid-range, underrated team like AS Roma to the Europa League final – a place where Juventus, Barca, and Man Utd cannot go.

Mourinho took over Roma last season in a context where this team really had no shape in terms of playing style.

This has completely changed since the master of defensive football, Jose Mourinho, came to Rome.

Roma played more disciplined in defense by creating a block with at least 3 people in the middle, this helped them take the initiative when counterattacking.

Leicester, Feyenoord, Bodo Glimt, and Vitesse last season were all powerless to find a chance to equalize when they let Mourinho and his students take the lead, even very early.

As a result, Roma won the Conference League title by only conceding 13 goals in a total of 13 matches and 43 goals conceded after 38 matches in Serie A. This is the foundation of the playing style that Mourinho built and it has gradually improved.

Roma always counter-attack very dangerously with Mkhitaryan and Pellegrini, which makes it much easier for Abraham and Zaniolo to play up front.

For Mkhitaryan, he is the bridge to the front line when playing deep to receive the ball before deploying the ball to Pellegrini/Zaniolo to open up a space on both sides of the opponent’s flanks.

Roma is always ready to counterattack whenever the opponent’s attack is unsuccessful.

A framework with 7 key names may not help Roma succeed in Serie A, but it is very effective in important matches in the Conference League.

This season, the loss of two pillars, Mkhitaryan and Zaniolo, did not affect Roma too much.

Roma is even more upset this season when Matic recalls his peak image from the past, which helps the midfield of the Betel team have a lot more steel and reduces the pressure on Rui Patricio.

With Matic in the midfield, Roma encountered very few dangerous plays from the middle this season

Roma’s best match this season so far is probably the dramatic 4-1 victory over Feyenoord in the quarterfinals second leg.

Roma’s counterattacks have been much more dangerous this season when Tammy Abraham has Belotti or El Shaarawy alongside him.

In the recent semi-final second leg against Leverkusen, Roma only held the ball for only 18% of the 90 minutes and completely ceded the game to their opponents.

It can be seen that Roma is willing to let Leverkusen hold the ball for most of the match, but they still ensure the safety of Rui Patricio by blocking the middle area.

In just two consecutive seasons, Mourinho turned an underrated team like Roma into two finals of the Europa League and Conference League.

Mourinho and his students before the match against Leverkusen