Furious Jose Mourinho sent off for angry outburst before snubbing media duties
Jose Mourinho snubbed his media duties after being sent off once again as Roma were held by Atalanta.
Roma had gone behind just eight minutes in when Teun Koopmeiners headed Aleksey Miranchuk's cross past Rui Patricio. The hosts were back on level terms six minutes before the break when Matteo Ruggeri fouled Rick Karsdorp in the area.
Paulo Dybala stepped up to score the equaliser from the spot, with neither side able to find a winner. In typical Mourinho fashion, the Portuguese manager had a run-in with referee Gianluca Aureliano that led to him being sent to the stands in stoppage time.
He had already been shown a yellow-card in the first-half for dissent, when he rushed out of his technical area to make a furious protest over a decision. Mourinho screamed and threw his arms around at Aureliano in the 93rd minute.
Aureliano duly sent off the Roma boss, with Mourinho now set to be handed a touchline ban for Sunday's clash with AC Milan. After being sent off, Mourinho refused to speak to the media, with his players following suit.
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The boss, players and directors did not turn up to any of their media duties after the game. In a statement released to DAZN and Sky Sport Italia, Roma said they ‘prefer not to comment’ on the match.
The result was a disappointing one for the Italian giants, with the Giallorossi now down in eighth place in Serie A. They are four points off Fiorentina in fourth place and three off Bologna in fifth.
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Mourinho was sent off after protesting a decision by referee Gianluca Aureliano (TNT Sports)Mourinho's suspension comes at the start of a huge week for Roma, with a Coppa Italia quarter-final against Lazio on Wednesday before a clash with Milan on Sunday. His ban will only apply to the game against Milan though, with the Coppa Italia a seperate competition.
Mourinho and Roma were not the only ones unhappy with Aureliano's performance. The visitors and boss Gian Piero Gasperini also hit out at the official for his decisions, including ruling out a goal by Gianluca Scamacca.
“Undoubtedly, it is a good point for us, as Carnesecchi made some good saves, but we too had chances. For example, a big opportunity with De Ketelaere when already 1-0 up,” Gasperini told DAZN.
“Lukaku and Dybala raise the level of a strong team, but clearly we could’ve avoided the penalty situation. We are also left with many doubts on the Scamacca goal that was disallowed.
“It was not an easy atmosphere to play in, as shown by the fact that we had six yellow cards and Roma only one, despite having the same number of fouls. We are undoubtedly satisfied to leave here with a point, considering the situation that had been created.”
“In my view, that is not a foul and Zalewski is already going down. Do you think that is a foul?” continued Gasperini. I do not condemn the referee at all, because it was like being at a bullfighting ring today and it is almost impossible for referees to officiate calmly in these situations.”
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