Mourinho Receives Standing Ovation at Italian Open Final in Rome

• Jose Mourinho has guided Roma to a second European final in just his second season
• The Special One has driven up the passion of the fans in the Italian capital since he joined in 2021
• He was given a standing ovation at the Italian Open final in Rome over the weekend

Jose Mourinho is loved in Rome for his contributions to AS Roma since he took over at the club in 2021, and it is not only football fans who love him.

He surprisingly took over the managerial position of the Italian capital club ahead of the delayed Euro 2020 in 2021, and instantly became beloved in the city.

He helped Roma to win the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League in his first season, beating Dutch club Feyenoord in the final and ending the club’s 14-year wait for a title since the 2008 Coppa Italia.

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Giallorossi reached their second European final under the former Chelsea manager after beating Bayer Leverkusen to reach the Europa League final.

Mourinho receives standing ovation

Mourinho is not only loved by the football fans in Rome; he is also loved by non-football fans in the ancient city, due to his achievements in Italian football.

He was in attendance at the Italian Open final on Sunday to watch Daniil Medvedev beat Holger Rune, and was acknowledged by the fans, who gave him a standing ovation.

The former Real Madrid boss was in the company of his former player Marco Materazzi at the event, and was also in attendance a week earlier to watch Serbian star Novak Djokovic in the second round, as reported by Sportskeeda.

According to Daily Express, former world number 1 Boris Becker was also in attendance, five months after he was deported to Germany after time in UK custody.

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Roma players relive Leverkusen game

Sports Brief reported that Mourinho relived the Leverkusen game with his players at a dinner, after Roma progressed to the UEFA Europa League final on Thursday.

The Special one filmed his players having a meal and watching themselves. He uploaded the video to Instagram and labelled the players 'warriors' after a hard-fought game.