At 3am on 6 May, in the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals, Roma will host Leicester City at home. In the first leg, Roma drew 1-1 away from home, and Mourinho hopes the team will be able to beat the opponent at home to advance to the European final.
Mourinho rotated in the last round of the league, and the main players such as Abraham and Pellegrini were given a rest. Mourinho said at a press conference that winning the semi-finals would qualify for the final, if not fired. This is actually a joke that when he was coaching at Tottenham, Mourinho reached the final in the cup, but before the final could start, Mourinho was fired.
According to Sports Roma and Sky Sports, Roma's starting line-up has surfaced. In goalkeeping position is Patricio, with three centre-backs Ibanes, Smalling and Mancini. On the left of the two wing-backs was Zalevsky, who got better and better, delivering an assist in the first leg. In the position of the right wing-back is Karlstop.
In the midfield double-back position, Mkhitaryan was injured in the first leg and he certainly couldn't play. In this way, Christant and Sergio Oliveira will form a double back. In the forward position is captain Pellegrini, in the position of double forward is Abraham and Zaniolo. According to the Italian media, Mourinho also practiced penalties in training, he is well prepared, he is very confident to bring Roma to the final of the European Union Cup.