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Who is Gonzalo Montiel, Argentina player who scored winning penalty for Sevilla in Europa League Final

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Lily Fisher

Published Dec 30, 2025

Sevilla crushed Roma on punishments in an uproarious Puskas Field in Budapest to win their record-expanding seventh Europa Association title
Gonzalo Montiel, who had scored the triumphant punishment for Argentina On the planet Cup last, copied the accomplishment for the Spanish group
Montiel is certainly not a customary punishment taker for Sevilla

Sevilla crushed Roma on punishments in a tumultuous Puskas Field in Budapest to win their record-broadening seventh Europa Association title.

After a 1-1 draw and a missed punishment endeavor by Roma’s Roger Ibanez and Gianluca Mancini, Gonzalo Montiel, who had scored the triumphant punishment for Argentina On the planet Cup last against France, copied the accomplishment for the Spanish group.

🇦🇷 Gonzalo Montiel is now the 1st player to score the winning penalty kick at both the FIFA World Cup Final & the UEFA Europa League Final in the same season. #SevillaRoma|#Sevilla|#UELfinal

— FIFA World Cup Stats (@alimo_philip) May 31, 2023


However, Montiel had not taken a punishment since that renowned night in Qatar. Maybe clumsy, he delivered an unfortunate introductory exertion against Sevilla and manager Bono made a basic save.

Montiel was quickly allowed a subsequent opportunity however, as a VAR survey viewed Rui Patricio to be unquestionablyblameworthy of stepping out of line off his line.

The Sevilla right-back committed no error with his subsequent endeavor, which he set into the contrary side of the objective, prior to praising by snatching his groin.

Montiel is definitely not an ordinary punishment taker for Sevilla however he was for past club Waterway Plate.

During the principal a portion of, Montiel’s global partner Paulo Dybala had legitimately given Roma the lead. Dybala had jumped on Italy safeguard Mancini’s sharp ball and tranquilly directed a low exertion past Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou into the base right corner.

Notwithstanding, the Serie A group failed to keep a grip on a strained game that saw 14 players and mentors get appointments, including Mourinho. Leonardo Spinazzola likewise tried Bounou before the break.

Ten minutes after the break, Sevilla, who had been squeezing for an adjuster, pulled in any event, when Navas’ cross from the right diverted off the awful Mancini and into his own net.