2023-10-23 10:22:55
It must be stronger than him. Once again, José Mourinho, the Rome coach, stood out for his behavior on the sidelines and forced the referee of the Serie A match against Monza (1-0) to send him off. We were in stoppage time and Roma, after a sluggish match and with numerical superiority, were going to win without glory. On the opposing bench, the Monza technical staff, and in particular coach Rafaelle Palladino, railed about the seven minutes of additional time granted when, according to them, there should have been more.
The tension rose and forced the referee, Giovanni Ayroldi, to intervene. But as play was about to resume, Mourinho turned to the Monza bench to mock him with crying gestures and shouting “basta”. In short, “stop crying and complaining”. Considering that this provocation was too much, the referee immediately brandished a red card towards the Portuguese who then headed towards the locker room without protesting.
“It’s because last season, talented people, but lacking experience, had unpleasant words about us,” he explained in a post-match press conference. Today the only ones putting on a show on the touchline and trying to put pressure on the referee were Monza. I’m honest, they’re a good team who don’t deserve to lose today. »
Mourinho is expected to be automatically suspended for the match against Inter Milan, his former club, next week. Already last year, he was unable to lead his Roman players against the Interistas: he had been sent off the previous week against Atalanta Bergamo…
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