Sevilla claimed a record-extending seventh Europa League title as they beat Roma on penalties at a raucous Puskas Arena in Budapest.
Gonzalo Montiel, who also scored the winning penalty for Argentina in the World Cup final against France, repeated the trick for the Spanish side following a 1-1 draw, with a retaken spot kick after Roger Ibanez and Gianluca Mancini had missed for Roma.
The Spanish side, have now won all seven of the finals they have played in the competition with captain Jesus Navas involved in their first triumph against Middlesbrough in 2006.
Their most recent sees them qualify for next season’s Champions League despite finishing outside the top four in the La Liga.
There will be a feeling that it could have been so different for Roma and their manager Jose Mourinho, who had won all five of the previous European finals he had been involved in and guided the club to inaugural Europa Conference League success last term.
Montiel’s international teammate Paulo Dybala had deservedly put Roma in front during the first period, racing onto to Italy defender Mancini’s incisive pass to expertly steer a low effort past Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou into the bottom right corner.
However, the Serie A side, who also saw Leonardo Spinazzola test Bounou before the break, relinquished their control of a testy encounter which saw 14 players and coaches, including Mourinho booked.
And Sevilla drew level 10 minutes after the break with Navas’ cross from the right, deflecting off the unfortunate Mancini into his own net, as they repeatedly pressed forward for an equaliser.
Roma arguably had the better opportunities to win the contest in normal time with Tammy Abraham and Ibanez unable to convert from close range and Andrea Belotti slicing wide from Lorenzo Pellegrini’s clever free-kick.
When Lucas Ocampos went down under a challenge from Ibanez, Sevilla appeared to have been handed a golden opportunity to go ahead but, after initially awarding a penalty, English referee Anthony Taylor overturned his decision following a video assistant referee review.
That set up a tense additional 30 minutes with Chris Smalling heading against the Sevilla crossbar 11 minutes into stoppage time at the end of extra time before the dramatic finale.
Specialists Sevilla get the job done
In a match that had been dubbed the ‘The Specialists against The Special One’, there was an air of inevitability about Sevilla’s latest conquest of Europe’s second-tier competition.
While Mourinho’s gamble to name Dybala – despite injury concerns – in his starting line-up for the first time since 13 April initially appeared to pay dividends, Sevilla grew stronger as the contest drew on.
But the Argentine’s influence and fitness faded before his second-half substitution against a side that have looked transformed under Jose Luis Mendilibar’s guidance.
Sevilla’s third coach of the campaign has overseen a superb turnaround, helping the club from Andalusia stave off relegation concerns at home and eliminate both Manchester United and Juventus on their way to the final.
Roma, who had won just one of four previous penalty shootouts in European competition, looked nervy from the spot having withdrawn several potential penalty takers including captain Lorenzo Pellegrini, Dybala and Abraham.
But there was a sense of calmness and conviction to Sevilla, who clinically dispatched all four of their efforts.
Player of the match
SmallingChris Smalling
Sevilla
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Squad number10Player nameRakitic
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Squad number13Player nameBono
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Squad number16Player nameNavas
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Squad number17Player nameLamela
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Squad number55Player nameOcampos
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Squad number3Player nameAlex Telles
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Squad number6Player nameGudelj
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Squad number7Player nameSuso
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Squad number21Player nameTorres
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Squad number15Player nameEn-Nesyri
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Squad number2Player nameMontiel
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Squad number25Player nameGil
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Squad number44Player nameBadé
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Squad number4Player nameRekik
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Squad number20Player nameFernando
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Squad number23Player nameMarcão
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Squad number8Player nameJordán
Roma
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Squad number6Player nameSmalling
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Squad number21Player nameDybala
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Squad number9Player nameAbraham
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Squad number25Player nameWijnaldum
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Squad number8Player nameMatic
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Squad number37Player nameSpinazzola
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Squad number7Player namePellegrini
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Squad number1Player nameRui PatrÃcio
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Squad number4Player nameCristante
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Squad number3Player nameIbañez
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Squad number19Player nameÇelik
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Squad number23Player nameMancini
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Squad number11Player nameBelotti
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Squad number14Player nameLlorente
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Squad number59Player nameZalewski
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Squad number92Player nameEl Shaarawy
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Squad number52Player nameBove
Line-ups
Sevilla
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Bono
- 16NavasSubstituted forMontielat 95′minutesBooked at 120mins
- 44Badé
- 6GudeljSubstituted fordo Nascimento Teixeiraat 120+8′minutes
- 3Alex TellesSubstituted forRekikat 95′minutes
- 20RegesSubstituted forJordánat 120+9′minutesBooked at 120mins
- 10RakiticBooked at 65mins
- 55OcamposBooked at 120mins
- 21TorresSubstituted forFernández Sáenz de la Torreat 45′minutes
- 25GilSubstituted forLamelaat 45′minutesBooked at 109mins
- 15En-Nesyri
Substitutes
- 1Dmitrovic
- 2Montiel
- 4Rekik
- 7Fernández Sáenz de la Torre
- 8Jordán
- 12Mir
- 14Nianzou
- 17Lamela
- 23do Nascimento Teixeira
- 24Gómez
- 31Flores
- 43Bueno Sebastián
Roma
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Rui PatrÃcio
- 23ManciniBooked at 48mins
- 6Smalling
- 3Ibañez da Silva
- 19ÇelikBooked at 74minsSubstituted forZalewskiat 90′minutesBooked at 105mins
- 4CristanteBooked at 65mins
- 8MaticBooked at 22minsSubstituted forBoveat 120′minutes
- 37SpinazzolaSubstituted forLlorenteat 105′minutes
- 21DybalaSubstituted forWijnaldumat 68′minutes
- 7PellegriniBooked at 45minsSubstituted forEl Shaarawyat 105′minutes
- 9AbrahamSubstituted forBelottiat 75′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Karsdorp
- 11Belotti
- 14Llorente
- 20Camara
- 25Wijnaldum
- 52Bove
- 59Zalewski
- 62Volpato
- 63Boer
- 68Tahirovic
- 92El Shaarawy
- 99Svilar
- Referee:
- Anthony Taylor
- Attendance:
- 61,476
Live Text
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Match ends, Sevilla 1(4), Roma 1(1).
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Penalty Shootout ends, Sevilla 1(4), Roma 1(1).
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Goal! Sevilla 1(4), Roma 1(1). Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
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Penalty saved! Ibañez (Roma) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Sevilla 1(3), Roma 1(1). Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Penalty saved! Gianluca Mancini (Roma) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
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Goal! Sevilla 1(2), Roma 1(1). Erik Lamela (Sevilla) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Goal! Sevilla 1(1), Roma 1(1). Bryan Cristante (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Sevilla 1(1), Roma 1. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
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Penalty Shootout begins Sevilla 1, Roma 1.
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Second Half Extra Time ends, Sevilla 1, Roma 1.
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Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
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Chris Smalling (Roma) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Roma. Conceded by Youssef En-Nesyri.
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Rick Karsdorp (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
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Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Erik Lamela (Sevilla).
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Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, Sevilla. Joan Jordán replaces Fernando because of an injury.