Jose Mourinho is never too far from antics and he did it again after Romaโs win over Sassuolo yesterday.
The Giallorossi came back from a goal to win the game against Sassuolo, with Daniel Bolocaโs sending off helping them out. But after the game, Mourinho was speaking to the press in Portuguese instead of Italian.
He said: โSpeaking of the match, it was an important, hard-fought and deserved victory.ย Even at 1-0 ours was the best team on the pitchย . Why do I speak Portuguese? Because my Italian is not sufficiently polished and strong to express certain concepts.โ
He further said: โWhen I talked about emotional stability, I talked about a quality that in life and in football is necessary to perform at the highest levels. Regarding what caused discontent among the fans and members of Sassuolo, when we did not return a ball, I told the Sassuolo bench that to receive fair play you have to give it and one of their players is lacking in this.โ
Mourinhoโs comments are linked to whatt had happened before the game, during the pre-game press conference on Saturday. When asked about the Sassuolo game, Mourinho had questioned the refereeing of Matteo Marcenaro and had also expressed his doubts about Marco di Belloโs abilities. On top of that, he had gone on to question Domenico Berardiโs discipline, stating that he doesnโt behave well on the pitch.
The Portugueseโs comments had attracted authorities, with FIGC having launched an investigation into his comments. His comments in Portuguese intended to suggest that since his Italian isnโt fluent, he couldnโt put his point about the referees across fluently.ย
Club sporting director Tiago Pinto also conferred with Mourinhoโs comments, questioning referees and stating that Mourinho didnโt mean to offend anyone.
ย
ย
ย
Kaustubh Pandey | GIFN
