Highest equality in Conference League semifinals. José Mourinho, Roma’s coach, is aiming for his seventh international final after 1-1 in the first leg at Leicester and Jorge Sampaoli’s Marseille, to come back from 3-2 last week against Feyenoord in Rotterdam.
Mourinho, who has won the Champions League with Porto and Inter, UEFA with Porto and the Europa League with Manchester United but lost three European Super Cups, wants this new trophy, which will be decided on May 25 at the Arena Kombëtare (Tirana).
“Don’t go to the stadium to watch a game, come to play.” This is how Mounrinho persuaded his fans yesterday, who will put their eleventh gala into contention after reserving Pellegrini, Zalewski and Abraham against Roma (0-0) on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers, who in the first leg handed a bottle of wine to Mourinho on his visit to Leicester, recovered Maddison and Dewsbury-Hall and warned his team was not afraid of an Olympic explosion.
Threatening desserts to Marseille
Marseille came off a loss on Sunday against Lyon (0-3) in Ligue 1, but hope the Vélodrome will push them to the final. Nigerian Cyriel Dessers, author of the Rotterdam brace and top scorer of the tournament with 10 goals, is Feyenoord’s big threat.
Likely lineups
Rome-Leicester
Olympic, 9:00 pm (Movistar Champions League 1)
Rome: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Cristante, Sergio Oliveira, Zalewski; Pellegrini, Zaniolo; Abraham
Coach: Jose Mourinho
Leicester: Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Wesley Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall; Lookman, Vardy, and Harvey Barnes
Coach: Brendan Rodgers
Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia)
Marseille-Feyenoord
Velodrome, 9:00 pm (Movistar Champions League 2)
Marseille: Mandanda; Rongier, Saliba, Caleta-Car, Luan Peres; Guendouzi, Boubacara Kamara, Gerson; Cengiz Ünder, Milik and Payet
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Martian; Geertruida, Trauner, Senesi, Malacia; Aursnes, Nelson, Til, Kökçü; Sinisterra and Dessers
Coach: Arne Slot
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Source: La Verdad
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