Roma beat Feyenoord to give Jose Mourinho another trophy

Jose Mourinho's Roma claimed their first European title in more than six decades on Wednesday to crown the manager's first season coaching in the Italian capital.

Nicolo Zaniolo scored in the first half, goalkeeper Rui Patrício made some big saves in the second and Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 to win the inaugural edition of the third-tier Europa Conference League.

It was Roma’s first European trophy since winning the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the first silverware of any kind for since winning the 2008 Italian Cup.

Besides the few thousand Roma spectators inside the small National Arena in Tirana, some 50,000 fans watched the game on giant screens at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

The goal came from a ball over the top from centre-back Gianluca Mancini that Zaniolo controlled with his chest and then pushed past goalkeeper Justin Bijlow.

At 22 years and 327 days, Zaniolo became the youngest Italian player to score in a European final since Alessandro Del Piero at 22 years and 200 days for Juventus against Borussia Dortmund in the 1997 Champions League final.

The moment the full-time whistle went at the Olimpico…