José Mourinho in ‘Special Tears’ As Italian Giants AS Roma Reach UEFA Conference League Finals

• Enigmatic football manager José Mourinho broke down to tears as he chalked yet another hallmark in his glittering coaching career
• The former Chelsea trainer masterminded AS Roma's qualification to the maiden edition of the UEFA Conference League finals after beating Leicester City by a lone goal
• Mourinho's latest achievement means he has now reached a major UEFA final with four different clubs (FC Porto, Manchester United, Inter Milan and now AS Roma)

AS Roma boss, José Mourinho was reduced to uncontrollable tears as he guided the Italian giants to the UEFA Europa Conference League finals on Thursday evening.

The self-acclaimed 'Special One' could not hide his emotions as Roma booked their tickets to the newly introduced European competition, UEFA Conference League.

In a video posted on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid trainer is seen pacing up and down as the game drew to its closure before eventually embracing his technical staff in an emotional scene.

UEFA Champions League revenge on the cards as Salah fires warning shot to Real Madrid

Football

A characteristic Mourinho side held on to an early goal scored by England forward Tammy Abraham to qualify for the inaugural finals of the competition at the expense of Leicester City.

The 59-year-old tactician will seek to be the first manager to win all three European competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League) when AS Roma plays Dutch outfit Feyenoord on Wednesday, May 25 at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania.

How did AS Roma qualify for Conference League finals?

Roma who are Italian Serie A giants has reached the final of the Europa Conference League after beating Premier League side Leicester City 1-0 in the semifinal second leg clash.

Former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham scored the only goal that gave Roma the victory in this Europa Conference League encounter played on Thursday night, 5 May.

Having gotten a 1-1 draw in England in the first leg against Leicester City, Roma players knew that a goalless draw would send them to the final of the tournament, but they did themselves lots of good by winning.

Pep Guardiola Equals Jose Mourinho's unwanted Champions League record

Football

Ancelotti sheds tears after guiding Madrid to 17th Champions League finals

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was reduced to tears after watching his side stage an epic comeback win over Man City to book a place in the Champions League final.

Madrid secured their ticket for the penultimate stage of the European competition after sinking City 3-1 in the second leg of their semi-final fixture played at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Wednesday night, May 4, tie was finely poised after the first leg ended in a 4-3 win for City at the Etihad Stadium.