Italian media football-italia reported that after the 1-1 draw with Napoli, Roma boss Jose Mourinho once again slammed the referee Di Bello's penalty. Mourinho said it was a game that Roma would not have won, Napoli should have at least one yellow card and zagnolo should have been a penalty when he was brought down. Mourinho angrily said that even if Roma cannot challenge the championship now, he still hopes to be able to challenge the victory of the game.
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In this match, Di Bello's several penalties caused controversy, and the collective dissatisfaction of Roma up and down. In the first half, a foul inside the Roma penalty area, under the reminder of the VAR referee, Di Bello personally observed the sidelines and awarded a penalty to Napoli. Zaniolo burst into the box and was brought down by Napoli goalkeeper Meret, but VAR did not intervene and the Roma substitute goalkeeper was sent off with a red card for protesting the ball. Zaniolo was also replaced because of this confrontation, sprained his ankle.
After the match, Mourinho expressed his views on the game. "I celebrated! Because we couldn't have left here with a good result, not because my team didn't play well, but because we played well and made significant improvements over the past. But I still find it hard because it's impossible for us to go home with good results, which is why we celebrate. ”
"I've seen rumors in the newspapers before (the top three in Serie A are already fixed) so roma win is out of the question. After Thursday's UEFA Cup match, playing this game was like climbing Everest. But with great play, incredible physical and mental strength, we did it. It's true that we want to follow along, but we've tried to do what we can. Mourinho said.
In response to referee Di Bello's penalty in this game, Mourinho was very angry and said: "This game, it seems that we can't win. I don't want to say too much, but I feel ashamed when I stand on the sidelines. Would you like me to give a few examples? Okay, the first Zanoli deserves a red card, he deserves a second yellow card in any league in the world. ”
Mourinho continued: "Secondly, the moment Zaniolo was put down was not a penalty. Well, Meret touched the ball first, but the ball was still within zaniolo's range, and then Zagnolo was put down without even VAR looking. Enough is enough, really too much, I don't want to say it again. It's time to give Rome a little respect, unfortunately, at this stage Roma is not doing well enough, even if we can't challenge the championship, but we still want to have the right to challenge the victory of the game. ”
The reporter asked, do you think Rome's rights have been taken away from this game? Mourinho's answer was succinct: "Yes! ”