Florent Ghisolfi, sports director of Romespoke on the pages of Corriere dello Sport: among the many topics covered also the one relating to the Europa League final in Budapest in which the Giallorossi lost on penalties against Sevilla: “You see, it is very probable that also this season Italy could have five places in the Champions League and, at net of the errors committed by the team, a different treatment would have had a less impact on the standings.
I’ll give you an example that Roman fans have never forgotten: what would have happened to Roma and to the club’s coffers if referee Taylor had awarded that brilliant penalty for a handball by Fernando? That mistake changed our history and our present.”
“If the game had been played in Budapest yesterday, the reaction of the owners would have been very different precisely because over time they have developed the awareness that silence – reiterated the sporting director -, moderation and elegance do not always pay. Without that mistake the Roma would probably have one more European title, and it would have been the first Europa League in its history, it would have played in the European Super Cup final and, above all, it would have returned to the Champions League, with economic income undoubtedly higher than that guaranteed by the Europa League ’23-24”.