Sevilla football club of Spain have won thrit seventh UEFA Europa title after beating Italian side 4-1 on Penaties.
Sevilla trailed Roma 1-0 at some points in the game but an own goal from the Italain side helped them come back in the game.
Paulo Dybala had put the Italian side in front inside 35th minute to become the first Argentine to score in a European final after Lionel Messi in 2008 but parity but an own goal from Gianluca Mancini’ 20 minutes after helped Sevilla secure a 1-1 draw in the encounter and pushed the game to extra time.
The Spanish side’s record against Italian teams read won nine games of their 13 encounters with the last one against Inter. They were the favourite against Roma, who were vying for their first Europa title since 1991.
Gonzalo Montiel, who won the World Cup for Argentina with a penalty, took the final kick to win his club side a trophy too.
It wasn’t without drama though after he missed his first spot-kick before Roma goalkeeper Rui Patricio was found to have encroached and it was retaken.
Montiel scored his second penalty and ended Jose Mourinho’s 100% record in finals of UEFA competitions.
The result meant Sevilla will automatically secure a UEFA Champions league spot after finishing below top 4 in the Spanish La Liga.
Their feat will push Spain’s representative to five in total for next season UCL.