Mourinho shown red card for third time this season after Roma defeat

Jose Mourinho was shown a red card for the third time this campaign after Roma were stunned 2-1 by Italian side Cremonese on Tuesday. 

 The result was a major upset and marked Cremonese’s first Serie A win of the season – in their 24th top-flight game – to take them off the bottom of the league table. 

Cremonese, promoted last campaign, had already eliminated Roma from the Coppa Italia to reach their first semi-final since 1986-87 but Tuesday’s victory saw them pick up their first Serie A win in 26 years against one of the biggest sides in Italy. 

 Former Chelsea, Man United and Tottenham head coach Mourinho lost his cool during the game and was sent off in the second half for dissent against the fourth official when his team were 1-0 down.

Speaking after the game, Mourinho said: ‘There are people who have known me for many years. I’m emotional, but I’m not crazy. 

 ‘To have a reaction like the one I had is because something happened. 

 ‘We need to understand if I can do something from a legal point of view, because (referee) Piccinini gave me the red because the fourth official told him to do it. 

 ‘Unfortunately the fourth man didn’t have the honesty to tell him what he told me, how he said it and how he treated me. ‘That’s obviously what gave rise to my reaction.’ 

 Mourinho, who has also managed Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Porto, arrived as Roma manager in 2021 and led them to Europa Conference League glory last campaign. 

 The Portuguese coach has been linked with a third spell at Chelsea with current Blues boss Graham Potter under huge pressure at Stamford Bridge.