Mourinho set to renew Roma rivalry 16 years after last meeting

Real Madrid will face Roma in the second leg of the Champions League group stage, with statistics showing that Jose Mourinho’s last match against the Italian club came in 2010.

Mourinho encountered Roma seven times while he was manager of Inter Milan. His record in those matches was four wins, two draws and one defeat, while Inter Milan kept two clean sheets.

The most recent meeting took place in the 2009/10 Coppa Italia final on 5 May 2010. Inter Milan beat Roma 1-0 to lift the trophy, marking the last occasion on which a team managed by Mourinho played against the club.

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