(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 26 - AS Roma brought back the Conference
League trophy to Italy early on Thursday after beating Feyenoord
in the final of the inaugural edition of the competition in
Tirana thanks to Nicolo Zaniolo's first-half goal.
It is their first UEFA-recognised trophy and the second after
they won the Fairs Cup in 1961, the precursor to the UEFA Cup
and the Europa League.
The victory also ends a trophy drought that went back to Roma's
win in the 2008 Italian Cup.
"I've realised the dream I had since I was a child," said Italy
winger Zaniolo.
Coach Jose Mourinho was in tears after the game.
"It was necessary to make history today and we did," he said.
Around 50,000 fans watched the game together on big screens at
Rome's Stadio Oilmpico.
There were celebrations long into the night in the capital with
fans riding and driving around honking horns, singing, dancing
and setting off flares. (ANSA).
Soccer: Roma bring home the Conference League trophy
'We've made history' says tearful Mourinho