Italian Clubs Make History as 5 Serie A Teams Qualify for Semi Finals in Europe

• Italian clubs have outdone themselves this season in Europe
• Roma was the latest Italian side to qualify to the semifinals of this season’s European competitions
• Elsewhere, Fiorentina made it to the semis of the Conference League

This could be the year of Italian sides in Europe, as the giants of Italy have shown impressive intent to win continental cup competitions this season.

In the Champions League, there will certainly be an Italian team in the final, after Inter Milan and Milan progressed to the semis to set up the infamous Derby della Madonnina semifinal.

It is a clash that many fans with long memories will anticipate, especially with the history of the two clubs.

The two Milan clubs are not the only Italian teams that are proving to be forces to reckon with in Europe though.

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Jose Mourinho’s Roma dug deep on Thursday to beat Dutch side Feyenoord, thanks to two goals in extra time.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Roma set the tie level in the first half thanks to a goal from Leonardo Spinazzola, as per BBC.

Feyenoord, who are on the verge of winning the Dutch Eredivisie title, thought they had stolen a winner as Igor Paixao struck late on, but Paolo Dybala was Mourinho’s savior once again.

The game was forced into extra time, with Stephan El Shaarawy and Lorenzo Pellegrini scoring to make it 4-1 on the day and 4-2 on aggregate.

Elsewhere, despite losing 3-2 to Lech Poznan, Fiorentina progressed to the semis and according to Opta, this is the first time in history five Italian sides have progressed to the semifinals of European competitions.

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Defender reveals secret to stopping Osimhen

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported on Fikayo Tomori’s take on Osimhen after AC Milan eliminated Napoli from the Champions League.

The English defender alongside Simon Kjaer kept Osimhen at bay for most part of their Champions League quarter-final clash at the Diego Maradona stadium.

“Obviously Victor is having a great season and I know how dangerous he is. I just tried to make sure I got my body in between in and the ball at all times as much as possible,” Tomori told CBS.