Jose Mourinho clashes with Lazio chief in furious dressing room row
‘What the f*** are you looking at?’… ‘Who are you?! This is my home’: Jose Mourinho gets involved in a tunnel row with Lazio’s owner, after one of his Roma players called an opponent a ‘piece of s***’ in bad-tempered derby
- Lazio edged out a narrow 1-0 win against Roma in an explosive derby on Sunday
- Jose Mourinho and Lazio chief Claudio Lotito had a huge bust-up after the match
- Gianluca Mancini reportedly called Lazio star Alessio Romagnoli a ‘piece of s***’
Roma manager Jose Mourinho and Lazio owner Claudio Lotito reportedly locked horns in a furious bust-up on Sunday, after Maurizio Sarri’s side narrowly edged out a 1-0 win in an explosive derby at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio climbed to second in Serie A thanks to Mattia Zaccagni’s second-half strike, carving out a five-point lead over their bitter rivals in the Italian top flight.
During a bad-tempered Derby della Capitale, Roma star Roger Ibanez was sent off for a second bookable offence midway through the first half, and the referee was forced to dish out two more red cards to Bryan Cristante and Lazio defender Adam Marusic at full-time.
However, according to reports in Italy, the explosive scenes did not end at the final whistle, as Mourinho and Lotito involved themselves in a seething row in the tunnel and the dressing room.
Incensed by the derby defeat, Mourinho reportedly turned to Lotito and said: ‘What the f*** are you looking at?’
Roma manager Jose Mourinho (left) and Lazio owner Claudio Lotito (right) reportedly locked horns in a furious bust-up after a bad-tempered Derby della Capitale on Sunday evening
Lazio defender Adam Marusic clashes with Gianluca Mancini (right) during the explosive derby
According to Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, the owner immediately replied: ‘I am the president of Lazio and you are a guest. This is my home and I go wherever I like. And you can’t be here.’
Roma coach Salvatore Foti and Lazio midfielder Danilo Cataldi were reportedly forced to intervene to stop the incident from escalating.
While Lotito is not incorrect as describing the Stadio Olimpico as his home, Lazio share the ground with their bitter rivals, making it Roma’s home stadium as well.
Sparks initially flared in the dressing room after Roma defender Gianluca Mancini called Lazio centre-back Alessio Romagnoli a ‘piece of s***’, the Italian outlet claims.
Responding to the incident, Lazio midfielder Luis Alberto told reporters: ‘They went off the field and continued what they did in the match. Now, I only think about dinner with my family and a glass of wine.
‘When you talk before a game, you should keep quiet afterwards. They talked too much, as they always do.’
Lazio climbed to second after the bad-tempered affair – while Roma dropped to fifth in Serie A
Mourinho has made a habit of coaching in tempestuous affairs in recent weeks, with six red cards dished out by referees in Roma’s last five meetings. Half of those dismissals were handed to Giallorossi players.
Roma, who at one stage looked the frontrunners to land a Champions League spot next season, have now slipped to fifth in Serie A and are only two points ahead of Atalanta below them.
Meanwhile, despite their 15-point deduction, Juventus have carved out a fruitful run and are only six points behind Mourinho’s side, earning a crucial 1-0 victory against Inter Milan at the weekend.
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