'I don't want disciplinary action against me' - Jose Mourinho tight-lipped after his Roma side lose to Milan
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Published 31/10/2021 at 23:01 GMT
Jose Mourinho slipped to a first home defeat in Serie A as Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped fire Milan past Roma but he remained circumspect about the officiating. Ibrahimovic scored his 400th career league goal and later won a controversial penalty to heap misery on his former boss. "I don’t want a disciplinary action against me. That’s why I don’t want to talk," Mourinho said.
Jose Mourinho manager of AS Roma looks furious during the Serie A match between AS Roma and AC Milan Calcio at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy on 31 October 2021. (Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Jose Mourinho suggested there was "no respect for the Roma players" during Sunday's defeat to Milan but refused to elaborate further because "I don't want a disciplinary action against me".
Mourinho suffered his first ever home defeat in Serie A as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 400th career league goal and a controversial Franck Kessie penalty gave 10-man Milan a 2-1 win.
Seconds after Roma striker Tammy Abraham had a shot blocked in the Milan box, the visitors broke upfield and Ibrahimovic was adjudged to have been brought down.
Kessie stroked home the resulting spot kick and although Theo Hernandez was shown a second yellow card with just under 25 minutes remaining, Roma could only muster Stephan El Shaarawy's late consolation goal in response.
“I want to be on the bench on Sunday and I don’t want a disciplinary action against me. That’s why I don’t want to talk," Mourinho said afterwards.
“I congratulate Milan, who won. Seeing that there is no respect for the Roma players is hard, respect that we have is the respect that everyone should have but it is not like that.
“In a game where we did not play well in the first half and against a good team, there was no respect for the Roma fans.”
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