Mourinho blasts ref for being a "protagonist" as Roma win thanks to Abraham

Jose Mourinho has fired a cheeky dig at a referee after his Roma side won yet again thanks to a Tammy Abraham goal.

Mourinho has hit the ground running in Italy and was victorious in his first six competitive games in his new role before suffering defeat on the weekend.

But his side bounced back to beat Udinese 1-0 after ex-Chelsea striker Abraham bagged in the first half, putting them fourth in the Serie A table.

It wasn't all positive for the Portuguese manager, though, as star man and captain Lorenzo Pellegrini was given a second yellow card in the closing stages of the match.

Mourinho took to Instagram to vent his frustration towards the man who dished out the bookings, Antonio Rapuano.

He posted: “To play after a defeat is never easy, and to win again is a great feeling, even if some guy decided to be the protagonist.”

The 58-year-old's anger will not have been helped by the fact that Pellegrini will now miss the Derby della Capitale away at arch-rivals Lazio on Sunday.

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He is going to try and appeal the red card, telling DAZN (via Football Italia): “I don’t know the legal mechanisms in Italian football, but if we can appeal, then we must try.

“I have many doubts that anyone could say that was a deserved second yellow card. If there’s a way of appealing this card, then we must do that and allow him to play on Sunday.”

Pellegrini has been a creative spark in the team for the past few seasons and has started this campaign in tremendous form.

The attacking midfielder has scored six goals in eight games and will be a massive loss for Roma's biggest game of the season so far.

The Italian club are currently trying to tie the 25-year-old down to a new contract as his deal expires at the end of this season and Tottenham have been sniffing around him.

Mourinho will still have Abraham, who now has three Roma goals to his name, at his disposal for the weekend regardless of the outcome of any appeal regarding Pellegrini.

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