Jose Mourinho: Roma Boss Watches From Media Stand, Tells Beautiful Story About Youngster

Jose Mourinho: Roma Boss Watches From Media Stand, Tells Beautiful Story About Youngster

Elijah Odetokun
updated at October 6, 2023 at 1:38 PM
In this article:
UEFA Europa League logo
UEFA Europa League
Europe
  • Jose Mourinho served the second game of his four-game European ban last night
  • He watched from the media stand as his Roma side dispatched Servette 4-0
  • Mourinho shared a beautiful story about Roma youngster Francesco D'Alessio after the game

Jose Mourinho is a mix of every emotion, and last night, he showed his funny and beautiful side after AS Roma's second Europa League group stage game.

Roma beat Swiss Super League side Servette 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico with goals from Romelu Lukaku, captain Lorenzo Pellegrini and a brace from Andrea Belotti.

Francesco D'Alessio, Roma, Servette, UEFA Europa League.
Roma Primavera star Francesco D'Alessio made his senior team debut against Servette. Photo by Luciano Rossi.
Source: Getty Images

According to Chelsea Chronicles, it was Lukaku's 13th consecutive Europa League game, which he has scored dating back to 2014 with Everton and 17 goals in total.

Mourinho enjoys time in media box

Mourinho served the second game of his four-game European ban for insulting referee Anthony Taylor after last season's controversial final loss to Sevilla.

He was again in the media box to watch the game as he was on their trip to Sherif Tiraspol in the opening game. After the game, the Special One filmed his players applauding the home fans in the Stadio Olimpico.

The players were led by the captain Pellegrini, who featured for only 11 minutes and in that time, he assisted Belotti's first goal, scored the third goal and came off injured.

Mourinho's beautiful story about D'Alessio

According to Roma Press, Primavera star Francesco D'Alessio was the 10th youngster to make his senior debut under Mourinho since he arrived in Rome in 2021.

After the game, the manager told a beautiful story about the youngster, who at 6 was one of the kids struggling to enter the training ground at Trigoria to watch training, but now plays for the senior team in the Europa League.

D'Alessio was delighted as he made his debut in front of his family and thanked Mourinho for the opportunity.

Mourinho signs autographs for fans

Sports Brief reported that Mourinho signed autographs for fans from inside the press box after Roma's 2-1 win over Sherif Tiraspol in the opening group game of the Europa League.

The suspended Mourinho was allowed to sit in the press box by the Moldovan club and had time to attend to fans after the game, calling the home fans "very nice people".

Authors
Elijah Odetokun photo
Elijah Odetokun
Elijah Odetokun is Reuters-trained journalist with three years of experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria, OmaSports and El Futbolero.
Tags
Jose Mourinho