Lamela heads Sevilla past Juventus into Europa League final
Hindustan TimesErik Lamela propelled Europa League specialists Sevilla into the final once again with a 2-1 victory over Juventus on Thursday, sealing a 3-2 aggregate triumph in a gripping clash. Sevilla's Argentinian forward Erik Lamela celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg football match between Sevilla FC and Juventus at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville Lamela headed home in extra-time to complete an impressive comeback for the record six-time winners of the competition, who will face Jose Mourinho's Roma in Budapest on May 31 after they edged past Bayer Leverkusen. Lamela connected perfectly with Bryan Gil's cross in the 95th minute to delight the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, and Sevilla held on to reach the final for the first time since 2020. However, the Polish goalkeeper could not keep Lamela's header out, with the Argentine midfielder nodding home Bryan Gil's cross in the fifth minute of extra-time.