Sevilla beat Roma on penalties and won their seventh Europa League in Budapest. It is the first defeat in a European final for Josè Mourinho . It ends 5-2 for the Andalusians on penalties. Roma do not dispel the penalty taboo in the final that haunted them from the famous Roma-Liverpool of 1984.

The regular times ended on 1-1.

Dybala's great goal in the first half (which ended with a Rakitic post) , was followed by Sevilla's equal in the second half: following the development of a cross from Ocampos, Mancini's sprawling intervention puts Rui Patricio out.

It went into extra time and, at the end of the second half, Smalling, following the development of a corner, hit the crossbar.

Then the penalties. For Roma, only Cristante scores. Mancini (saved by Bono) and Ibañez (post) are wrong

For Sevilla, goals from Ocampos, the former Lamela, Rakitic and Montiel (scored on the second attempt, because the first penalty saved by Rui Patricio was made to be repeated by the referee). It ends 5-2 with the Giallorossi regret not having been able to have Paulo Dybala available for the whole match, who had unlocked the final and, at the end of the match, in tears in the center of the Puskas Arena .

To the players Mourinho said: «You played a great match, all of Europe saw you». Then he received the applause of the Giallorossi fans, but also those of Sevilla.

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