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European Football Stories: How Roma’s Fate Was Decided by a Coin

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The coin that could have ended Roma's maiden campaign in the Cup Winners Cup early (against PSV), opted to give the Romanisti initial hope before ensuring eventual disappointment in the Semi Finals against Gornik Zabrze, one that would take a long time to recover from.
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Despite establishing their dominance in Italy after winning three consecutive scudetti, both Mourinho and Moratti knew that the continuous domestic success was far from enough and that they both had to aim towards claiming European silverware.

Mourinho’s Treble Story: “A Dream Is More Pure Than an Obsession”

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It was a late evening in the city of Manchester, shortly after Inter suffered a catastrophic 2-0 defeat to the Red Devils at the Old Trafford, where the likes of Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo caused the the Nerazzurri's Champions League aspirations to dissipate. Despite establishing their dominance in Italy after winning three consecutive scudetti, both Mourinho and Moratti knew that the continuous domestic success was far from enough and that they both had to aim towards claiming European silverware.
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