Last weekend, coach Mourinho received a red card for his reaction to the referee in the match against Atalanta in Serie A. He was not banned from directing the match against Lazio in the quarter-finals of the Italian national cup. However, "The Special One" became the center of attention when he received another red card.
For the second time in four days, coach Mourinho received a red card.
The Portuguese tactician was again punished for his overreaction to the referee. However, Mourinho was not the only one sent off in this match. The heat of the Roma derby was pushed to its peak in the final moments of the match.
In the 90+6 minute, Pedro received a second yellow card after a malicious tackle on Leandro Paredes. However, in the short remaining time, AS Roma also received two red cards, Sardar Azmoun (90+11) and Gianluca Mancini (90+12).
The only goal of the match came from a controversial situation in the 57th minute. Dean Huijsen fouled Valentin Castellanos in the penalty area. After consulting VAR, the referee awarded Lazio a penalty. On the 11m mark, Mattia Zaccagni made no mistake, scoring for Lazio.
The derby between AS Roma and Lazio was very heated with 4 red cards (Photo: Getty).
Coach Mourinho was very angry about the referee's use of VAR. He shared after the match: "Losing in a derby always brings pain. AS Roma really had difficulties. We had to fight against Lazio.
However, today, AS Roma lost because of VAR. A penalty that referee Orsato did not see but VAR also suggested to him. About 20-30 years ago, we never had such situations. I am not saying that it was not a penalty but everything went against AS Roma.
Referee Orsato was standing nearby. He did not award a penalty. However, someone behind the screen told him to go to the sidelines to watch the screen. Orsato had no choice."
After being eliminated from the Italian Cup, AS Roma will focus on the Serie A arena. They are ranked 8th on the rankings with 29 points after 19 matches, 4 points behind the top 4 Fiorentina.
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