Coach Mourinho almost got into a brawl with Lazio President after a fiery derby

The Roma derby between AS Roma and Lazio in round 27 of Serie A was extremely heated. In the end, Lazio won 1-0 in the match with 5 red cards (three players, two coaching staff members of both teams).

HLV Mourinho suýt ẩu đả với Chủ tịch Lazio sau trận derby máu lửa - 1 — Coach Mourinho had a heated argument with Lazio President Claudio Lotito (Photo: AFP).

Mourinho was unable to lead AS Roma in this match due to a two-match ban after receiving a red card in the 1-2 defeat to Cremonese. Instead, he had to watch the match from the bus outside the stadium.

However, after the match, he was still allowed to enter the dressing room to meet the players. When he entered the field, he met Lazio President Claudio Lotito. According to Tuttomercatoweb, the "Special One" had a heated argument and almost got into a fight with the head of Lazio.

Immediately, AS Roma CEO Tiago Pinto was present to protect coach Mourinho, avoiding the incident from being pushed further. However, it is not ruled out that the Serie A Organizing Committee will add a penalty to the Portuguese coach.

HLV Mourinho suýt ẩu đả với Chủ tịch Lazio sau trận derby máu lửa - 2 — The Roma derby was fierce with 5 red cards (Photo: Reuters).

In recent times, coach Mourinho has continuously made opposing moves after receiving a two-match ban. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, "The Special One" did not attend the press conference as required to protest the punishment from the Organizing Committee. In addition, AS Roma players also did not fulfill their media obligations before and after the match.

After Lazio's victory over AS Roma, President Claudio Lotito did not hesitate to declare: "Today's victory shows that Rome only has one team, Lazio. We continue to hope to win a ticket to the Champions League."

Currently, Lazio has climbed to second place in Serie A with 52 points, while AS Roma is still in fifth place with 47 points. The race for a Champions League ticket promises to be heated at the end of the season. In addition to the two Roma clubs, there are also two Milan clubs, Inter (3rd, 50 points) and AC Milan (4th, 48 points).

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