Emerson Palmieri, the only player ever to have won all the UEFA trophies – Corriere.it

Amazing Emerson Palmieri. With the victory of Conference with West Ham, 2-1 against Fiorentina in Prague with a goal from Bowen in the 90th minute (June 7), the full-back is the first player in the world to have won all five UEFA competitions. A sensational en plein. In Italy he played in Palermo in 2014-2015 and then three years in Rome. After the adventure in yellow and red, in 2018, he flew to London, in the Premier League, to wear the shirt of Chelsea. And it was precisely with the Blues that he won the Europa League in 2019. The coach was Maurizio Sarri, now at Lazio. But 2021 is the magical year in Emerson Palmieri’s career. First of all, the victory of the Champions League thanks to the 1-0 victory given by the Blues to Manchester City by Pep Guardiola (a final, however, seen from the bench by the player), a goal by Havertz, who will try again against Inter in two days, Istanbul, climbing the continental peak.

Almost two months later, on 11 July, the full-back won the European Championships with Roberto Mancini’s Italy, beating England on penalties at Wembley. And finally, the European Super Cup: a month after his triumph in the national team, on 11 August, the full-back puts up another trophy by winning – but again without taking the field – on penalties against Villarreal. Until the Conference with West Ham, won as a starter. An unstoppable path that of the Hammers: zero defeats in the competition and success arrived at the last breath, in the 90th minute. After the advantage signed by Benrahma on penalty, Bonaventura’s equal arrived. But a few minutes before extra time, Fiorentina raised the white flag. And for Emerson Palmieri it was a record victory.