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Mourinho locks down Roma: top secret training sessions

ROME - A long time has passed since the first Roman dinner in which he was paparazzi: José Mourinho chose a historic place in Parioli, the Hungaria café. At the time, he could not have known that his career as a Roma coach would start from Piazza Hungary and end in Hungary, where he can enter football history as the most successful coach in the history of UEFA tournaments by detaching Giovanni Trapattoni. Being fond of records but above all of titles, which would become 27, Mourinho aims to confirm his ravenous series in the finals in Budapest: excluding the super cups he won 5 out of 5, including last year's Conference in Tirana.

No prying eyes in Trigoria

In order to reach his goal, in order to leave no stone unturned, he has in the meantime kept all extraneous eyes away from the training fields. No one apart from the technical and medical staff is allowed to look out to observe Dybala's progress , the tests on set pieces, the defensive schemes. It's been like this since yesterday, it was like this even before the final against Feyenoord. If nothing else, a little superstition doesn't hurt. And it is the same principle that inspired the press blackout ordered on Saturday evening, after the defeat in Florence which Mourinho did not like beyond the relative impact on the insignificant table and a disappointing championship.

Budapest, last bench of the season

Roma didn't like Ayroldi's refereeing, which was also contested by Fiorentina, for the choice to validate Jovic's 1-1 goal after a suspicious contact between Mandragora and Missori. But Mourinho had already been booked a few moments before, for a moment of annoyance that will cost him the last league match against Spezia. Next Sunday, regardless of the result in the final against Sevilla, he won't be able to go on the bench and therefore say goodbye to the Olimpico before leaving for the holidays. The fans naturally hope to see him again in August, when Serie A resumes. But will that really be the case?

Mourinho, the future is in doubt

Mourinho has suspended all assessments. Right now, as he said at the press conference, he's really only thinking about the final. And we can go too far in telling you that today, two days before the most eagerly awaited event, he doesn't have a leading team ready to sign him. PSG level club to be clear. The feeling is that the Friedkins are waiting to understand if Roma will play in the Champions League, a hypothesis now possible only with the conquest of the Euroleague in Budapest, to then present himself to Mourinho with the proposal to renew the contract. A question of guaranteed income, which serves to counter the limitations imposed by financial fair play. On the other hand Mourinho, precisely in the face of another international triumph, could attract the attention of the world giants and therefore decide to leave, also because he is aware of having completed a historic double: Roma before him had only played two finals in the UEFA competitions, the last of which in 1991. With Mourinho, in two years, the dowry was doubled.

Rome, all in one night

In any case, the game seems open, at least as much as Monchi's match against Seville, which in turn boasts an immaculate roster in the Europa League finals (six wins out of six). Mourinho wants to play it to the maximum of his possibilities and for this reason he has neglected the championship, fueling the regrets in Tiago Pinto's head: without ever winning in the last 7 days it was impossible to get to the Champions League via the domestic route, which also seemed quite comfortable . In Budapest we will understand if it was worth it.

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