Portuguese Football in English
AS Roma 1-0 Feyenoord
José Mourinho has become the first manager to win European trophies with four different clubs after guiding AS Roma to UEFA Europa Conference League glory in Tirana.
Roma beat Dutch side Feyenoord thanks to Nicolo Zaniolo’s first-half goal in the Albanian capital, giving Mourinho the fifth European trophy of his career and Roma’s first continental success in over 60 years.
João Félix was awarded the Atletico Madrid Player of the Season award on Wednesday, having enjoyed his best campaign yet since moving to Spain three years ago.
Los Rojiblancos fans voted the Seleção man in first place in the Jugador Cinco Estrellas poll, after a 2021-22 season in which outgoing champions Atletico recovered from a mid-season slump to finish in 3rd place and secure Champions League football for next season.
As José Mourinho prepares to take AS Roma into the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday evening, the Portuguese gave some interesting quotes to the British media on the changes in management style he is experiencing with the Italian club.
Mourinho also spoke about his former team Manchester United, who recently ended with their worst-ever points total in the Premier League era, offering a degree of vindication to his words upon leaving the club back in 2018.
Sassuolo 0-3 AC Milan
AC Milan clinched their first Scudetto since 2011 on Sunday afternoon, and it came as little surprise that Portuguese forward Rafael Leão was yet again the driving force behind the victory which claimed the Italian title.
The Rossoneri needed just a point from their trip to Sassuolo, but with Leão in devastating form Milan were 3-0 up at the break. Leão was the creator of all three first-half goals and after his side confirmed themselves as champions, the Seleção man was named the Serie A Player of the Season.
Portuguese striker Gonçalo Paciência is celebrating after Eintracht Frankfurt were crowned winners of the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday evening, following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Glasgow Rangers.
The German side scored all five of their spot kicks at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Sevilla to claim a 5-4 win in the decider, with the teams having played out a 1-1 draw in front of a vibrant crowd in Spain. While the Frankfurt hero of the night was Colombian striker Rafael Borre, who scored his team’s equaliser as well as the winning penalty, for Portuguese forward Gonçalo Paciência the trophy carried a particularly special meaning.
