Mourinho banned after 'offensive' blow up

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By Damien McCartney and AP

Legendary AS Roma brag Jose Mourinho has been banned and slapped with a good aft his 3rd reddish paper for the Serie A season.

Mourinho was sent disconnected little than a infinitesimal into the 2nd fractional of Roma's 2-1 distant nonaccomplishment to Cremonese, and was subsequently banned for 2 games and fined $15,800.

Mourinho said the 4th authoritative had spoken to him "in an unacceptable way".

"I'm affectional but not crazy. For the archetypal clip successful my vocation a referee has spoken to maine successful an unjustifiable way," helium said.

"To person the absorption I had is due to the fact that thing happened. I request to cognize present if I tin bash thing from a disciplinary constituent of view."

"Unfortunately, the 4th authoritative doesn't person the honesty to accidental what helium said to me, however helium said it and the mode helium treated me, which evidently triggered my reaction."

Mourinho claimed the 4th authoritative recommended referee Marco Piccinini springiness him the reddish paper without giving a afloat mentation of their interaction.

Match officials said the prohibition and good were for "offensive expressions and inferences" Mourinho made towards the 4th authoritative successful the referee changerooms aft the match.

"I privation to spot if there's an audio signaling of what helium said to me," Mourinho said.

"I don't privation to get into the information that he's from Turin, that we person to play Juventus and helium wants maine disconnected the touchline. I don't privation to get into that.

"I privation to get into the information that for the archetypal clip successful my career, a referee, and successful this lawsuit a 4th official, spoke to maine successful an unacceptable way."

"Piccinini saw maine travel into the dressing country and accidental to the 4th authoritative 'I privation you to beryllium honorable and accidental what has happened'. He appears to person occupation with his memory."

The triumph was Cremonese' archetypal successful Serie A successful astir 3 decades.

A precocious punishment from Daniel Ciofani sealed the club's archetypal triumph since the 1995-96 season, erstwhile it was demoted from the apical flight.

It was promoted again this season.

Cremonese's 30-match winless streak successful Serie A was tied for the Italian league's longest with Ancona, which went winless betwixt 1993 and 2004.

Frank Tsadjout enactment Cremonese up aboriginal connected with a almighty shot.

Leonardo Spinazzola equalized for Roma midway done the 2nd fractional earlier a foul from Roma goalkeeper Rui Patricio acceptable up Ciofani's victor from the spot successful the 83rd.

It was really Cremonese's 2nd consecutive triumph implicit Roma aft eliminating the Giallorossi to scope the Italian Cup semifinals astatine the commencement of the month.

The triumph moved Cremonese retired of past spot and 1 constituent up of Sampdoria and 8 points from safety.

Roma remained fifth, 1 constituent down metropolis rival Lazio and the last Champions League place.

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