(CNN Spanish) - In a vibrant match, Sevilla defeated Inter Milan 3-2 and were crowned champions of the Europa League, a tournament that seems made for them.
Romelo Lukaku opened the scoring in favor of the Italians via penalty after 5 minutes of play.
# UEFAEuropaLeague @ SevillaFC vs @ Inter_es # Sevilla 2 vs #Inter 2
First half goals summary
1- 0 Lukaku pic.twitter.com/2RfAxc7yXl
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Luuk de Jong, tied the game for the Andalusians at minute 12.
GOOOOOL OF SEVILLE! JONG TIES IT! ⚽️🔥 # UEL | Sevilla 1-1 Inter Milan. pic.twitter.com/8wNSI6IFBN
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De Jong himself placed second, after assistance from Argentine Éver Banega - who played his last game for the club - at 33.
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Goal of Sevilla 🇪🇸
2-1
Double by De Jong ⚽pic.twitter.com / tjjlyIc1Z5
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Uruguayan Diego Godín tied the game three minutes later.
The imperial shot by 🇺🇾 Diego Godín 🔥 appears just as Sevilla turned the scoreboard. 2-2pic.twitter.com/C9fvFto0bj
- Inter Club México (@InterClubMX) August 21, 2020
But in the second half, Brazilian Diego Carlos scored the winning goal: a Chilean that Lukaku mistakenly helped put on goal.
Diego Carlos finished off as a Chilean, and Lukaku deflects it towards his own goal, it was the 3-2 that is giving Sevilla the title against Inter for the #EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/tSb7321IBm
- Pizarra Sports (@PizarraSports) August 21, 2020
Coach Julen Lopetegui, who had a brief and disastrous stint for the Spanish national team and Real Madrid in 2018, found his revenge two years later.
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