Imagine paying between 2.000 and 3.000 KSh for a stadium ticket to watch your favourite club playing the title decider. Only not at that stadium, but some 500 miles away.Silly? Crazy? Lunatic?Probably.But around 70.000 AS Roma fans decided to show their support to the Giallorossi on Wednesday night, as Jose Mourinho’s side faces Seville in the UEFA Europa League final in Budapest!Whatever the result, Jose has taken Roma to their second European final in two years and for the supporters and ultras who travel, this will never be forgotten. Roma is more than another club for Mourinho pic.twitter.com/RHtk4oVNoh— Ⓟⓐⓡⓐⓓⓘⓢⓔ ⓢⓤⓣⓡⓐ🟨🟥 (@ParadiseLane9) May 30, 2023 “May 31, again in our house to cheer for Roma. All together to play this last game, even if it is far from our team. Get your flag and scarf ready: with your voice in the Olympics, but with your heart in Budapest,” announced the Rome club.As things stand, several giant screens will be installed on the turf of the Stadio Olimpico, so all the fans can see what is happening at the Ferenz Puskas Arena in Budapest. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7292188##This initiative was already implemented last year when Roma played in the Conference League final against Feyenoord in Tirana (Albania). And won their first major European trophy.Now, ahead of another showdown, The Special One insists that only the best and biggest clubs are usually capable of going all the way in consecutive European competitions.Mourinho claims Roma already won the Europa LeagueMourinho, who himself has never been beaten in any of his five European finals to date, also claimed that he is no longer concerned with winning titles, but is instead more focused on bringing happiness to the Roma supporters. “We work hard every day to build the history of Roma, only big clubs with great histories are usually capable of reaching two consecutive European finals,” Mourinho said on Sky Sports on Monday afternoon. “I don’t think much about what I’ve won in my career. The past is the past and history cannot be changed. I always look to the future, perhaps this is the secret of my philosophy. “I’ve been in football for a long time, this final is a new final. At this point, I no longer think about what I could win, but about the happiness I could bring to the Roma fans. It is a city that thrives on football. Roma is about the sense of belonging, it is being part of something.” ##EDITORS_CHOICE##Sky also asked Mourinho about his long-term future as a coach, but aged 60, Mourinho is adamant that he still has plenty of years left in the game before calling it a day on a marvellous career. UEL: Roma’s extra time barrage etches Mourinho in Feyenoord’s nightmaresHe said: “I’m not ready to close this chapter at all. I’ve been in football for many years, people think I’m older than I am. Maybe they see my white hair and think I’m old, but I’m not old enough to think about calling it a day. You will still see me for many years to come, “concluded he.
