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An angry Jose Mourinho sees red for the THIRD time this season after colliding with the fourth official as his Roma side are beaten by Cremonese… who record their first Serie A win in 27 years.
- José Mourinho is sent off for the third time this season in Roma’s defeat against Cremonese
- The Portuguese coach was shown the red card for shouting at the fourth official
- Mourinho was sent to the stands and sat with his already suspended assistant
- It was Cremonese’s first Serie A win of the season and their first since March 1996.
José Mourinho was sent off for the third time this season when his Roma side were beaten 2-1 by Cremonese.
The Portuguese coach saw the red card a few seconds into the second half after colliding with the fourth official.
Referee Marco Piccinini showed him his marching orders to dissent and then proceeded to continue pointing at the fourth official and insisting ‘It’s him, it’s him’ in protest.
Mourinho’s side were already 1-0 down when he received his marching orders, after Frank Tsadjout opened the scoring for relegation-threatened Cremonese.
Leonardo Spinazzola equalized the game for Roma with just under twenty minutes remaining, before a Daniel Ciofani penalty saw the home side take all three points and record their first Serie A victory in 27 years.
José Mourinho receives a red card for the third time this season during Roma’s loss to Cremonese in Serie A
The Portuguese coach was red for disagreeing after colliding with the fourth official
The former Premier League-winning manager had to watch second-half events from the stands, where he was joined by assistant Salvatore Foti, who was serving a touchline penalty for using insults when the two teams met in the Coppa Italia. .
Foti’s presence in the stands allowed Mourinho to take out one of his old tricks to communicate with the bench.
Rather than simply give his instructions over the phone, he took notes and used his assistant to send feedback to the bench.
A win for Roma would have returned them to the Champions League places, but they remain within one point of the top four, behind city rivals Lazio.
They are also still in contention for this season’s Europa League and will face Spain’s Real Sociedad in the round of 16 next month.
As for Cremonese, the win marked their first league win of the season and first top-flight win since March 1996. It’s also the second time they’ve beaten Roma this season, after knocking Mourinho out of the league. Italian Cup.
Cremonese celebrated their first Serie A win of the season, and their first since March 1996