2023-05-19 05:35:27
Mourinho is a surname with history. He transmits, infects and leads. He arrived in Rome with a thousand laurels, but knowing that he was with a team in total reconstruction, both sporting and economic (he changed owners a couple of years ago). Beyond that, Mou and his imprint guided Loba to another continental final: last year he won the first edition of the Conference and in 2023 he will play the definition of the Europa League.
Roma reached the final in Budapest by holding zero in Leverkusen, where Bayer tried to tie the series that was 1-0 in favor of the Italians at the Olympic Games, but never did. Since La Loba played with an advantage, Mourinho explained that he did not need Paulo Dybala, his star player, but that he arrived with just enough physicality and that is why he did not send him to the pitch.
“Paulo is making so many sacrifices to be available… Today if we weren’t ahead surely, Paulo would play and sacrifice once more. From the way the game went, it wasn’t necessary for Paulo to play, perfect. Now we have two weeks to prepare for the final and we will see how we can handle it with Paulo, because for us he is obviously a fundamental player”, commented Mou, after qualifying for the final.
Dybala is Roma’s card, although some injuries put him on hold for a while. First, a tear almost took him out of Qatar 2022, but no. He recovered and was world champion. Then a kick from Palomino hurt his ankle. Between muscular and game issues, La Joya was forced to slow down or even not risk it if it was not necessary. And since in Germany Roma didn’t need him to turn a game around, Paulo supported from outside and celebrated fully. Mou wants him ready for the final.
Roma – 19-5-2023
Mourinho: Dybala’s “sacrifices” and did he get Scaloni’s wine?
Continuing with Dybala, although relating him to the National Team, some time ago, in August of last year, when it was not known if the man from Cordoba was going to make it to the World Cup, Mourinho recovered his physique and confidence and shot: “It doesn’t come from a story easy in terms of injuries, but Paulo is growing. Perhaps Scaloni also owes us a bottle of wine to celebrate one more top player for him facing Qatar”, he said at that time.
Has that wine arrived? With a painted smile, Mou replied: “Scaloni must still be celebrating, deserved for him, for Walter Samuel, for Aimar, very happy for them.”
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