In the pre-match press conference, coach Mourinho had a harsh reaction when asked about Mr. Marcenaro. The Portuguese strategist even said that he could not calm down when reviewing referee Marcenaro's decisions in previous matches.
Mourinho said: “To be honest, I would say I am worried about the referee. We have had this referee on three occasions and I don’t think he has the emotional stability to work at this level. I am not comfortable with the referee or the VAR team, who we are often unlucky with. They always lose us games with confusing decisions.
I am sure that tomorrow with Marcenaro as referee, Gianluca Mancini will get a yellow card after 10 minutes against Berardi and be suspended for the Fiorentina game.”
Coach Mourinho reacted strongly when asked about referee Marcenaro (left)
Just hours after Mourinho's statement, the Italian Football Federation confirmed that they would officially open an investigation into these statements. At the same time, a very heavy penalty will be given to the Portuguese coach if FIGC prosecutors conclude that Mourinho's statements were offensive and seriously affected the honor and reputation of Serie A.
Coach Mourinho could be heavily fined if the FIGC concludes his statements were offensive.
Coach Mourinho's AS Roma is currently ranked 5th with 21 points. If they win against Sassuolo, the maroon team can climb to 4th place when the gap between them and Napoli is only 3 points.
However, coach Mourinho still showed caution: "I told the boys that we have to raise the level, we have to be less superficial. I won a La Liga with Real Madrid with 100 points and finished second with 93 points. The target is to win every game, which is difficult, we need more from everyone, not just the three or five players. AS Roma do not have the potential to win every game or compete for the title with Inter Milan and Juventus. But we can compete for 4th or 5th place.
I would like to have more options and more quality. But I know our situation and for this reason I think we are underrated in everything we do. I am talking about everyone: coach, technical staff, players, ownership, we are always underrated. We have done important things and we are fighting with other teams with potential.”
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