Now at the wheel of "Barcelona" stands Luis Enrique, who spent one stage of his career in Italy.
In the 2011-2012 season, the eagle worked as the head coach of "AS Roma" and finished the national championship with his students in 7th place. That season, the "Rome" team had 16 wins, 8 draws, and 14 losses. They scored 60 goals and conceded 54.
It was during that season that Luis Enrique, as a coach, faced Turin's "Juventus" for the first time - the team his team would compete against in the UEFA Champions League final on June 6.
December 12, 2011, "Serie A" 15th round "AS Roma" - "Juventus FC" 1:1
Before that, after losing two consecutive matches, the "Roma" footballers dropped from 5th place to 8th in the league table, and the mood in the last month of the year was not the best.
However, the start of the match was optimistic. Daniele De Rossi scored for the hosts in the 5th minute of the game. Both teams controlled the ball 50% of the game time, but in the second half, the "Juventus" players played much better.
The opponent's pressure resulted in a logical goal - in the 61st minute, Giorgio Chiellini beat Maarten Stekelenburg.
By the way, the 1:1 draw pushed Rome's team down to 9th place in the league table.
April 22, 2012, "Serie A" 34th round "Juventus FC" - "AS Roma" 4:0
The response from both clubs in Turin ended in a crushing victory for Antonio Conte's team.
Just within the first 8 minutes of the match, Juventus' Arturo Vidal from Chile buried any intrigue by scoring twice against the hopeless "Romans".
Then Luis Enrique's players faced even more difficulties when Maarten Stekelenburg received a red card in the 26th minute, and just three minutes later, Andrea Pirlo scored accurately. The second half was a mere formality. Claudio Marchisio added another goal, and Juventus celebrated an easy victory.
January 24, 2012, Italian Cup quarter-finals "Juventus FC" - "AS Roma" 3:0
The season in the Italian Cup didn't go well for the "Roma" club, where only one match is played in the knockout rounds.
The team started the tournament from the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated from the cup with a 3-0 result against "Fiorentina". In the quarter-finals, the "Romans" faced the same Turin "Juventus" team. The match also did not go without a red card, this time issued to a "Roma" player. This time the game ended earlier with Eric Lamela's red card.
By the way, "Juventus", just like in the Serie A championship, also scored a quick goal here. In the 6th minute of the match, Emanuele Giaccherini put Turin ahead. After half an hour, the ball flew into the "Roma" goal after a precise shot by Alessandro Del Piero, and the match ended as a "self-destruct" for Luis Enrique's team - in the 90th minute, the ball was directed into their own goal by Simon Kjaer.
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