Mourinho against Massimo Mauro on Channel 5 at the end of Roma's victory over Cremonese (2-1) in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia. The Portuguese coach wanted to respond to the Mediaset commentator, former Juventus player, however absent tonight. «Is Massimo Mauro there?», the special one asked at the beginning of his post-match interview.
Mourinho against Massimo Mauro
Subsequently, questioned by Sandro Sabatini from the studio on the matter, Mourinho wanted to explain the reasons for his question: «We need respect for our difficulties, I think no team in Italy has won a match without a single central defender, maybe yes but it is difficult. We are all united and always give our best. For a former player not to respect people who have eaten from the same plate as us is not a nice thing. There are commentators and commentators, those who understand respect those who eat from your same plate. In fact, it seems to me that he still eats there. He will also come for money, as well as for his good looks».
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The precedent
But what was Mourinho referring to? After Roma-Napoli Massimo Mauro had expressed himself this way talking about the yellow-reds: «The behavior of the players was questionable, it was a very difficult match for the referee whom I justify. I saw a match full of fouls and fights, unsportsmanlike and I think it was a precise strategy of Mourinho's team. This is even more serious because it goes against the spirit of football». Then he added a comment on Zalewski: «It is not possible to see a player like Zalewski who throws himself down for ten minutes and makes a scene. The red was there but I return to the previous discussion. The spirit of the match was not beautiful, the referee was not helped by the players»
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