The capital Derby had a heated aftermath both on the pitch, as Adam Marusic and Bryan Cristante were sent off after the final whistle, and in the looker room, as José Mourinho and Claudio Lotito traded barbs.
According to Il Messaggero, Alessio Romagnoli was celebrating a little too much, and Gianluca Mancini started insulting him. The Lazio president came to his defense. The Special One, who was serving a suspension, appeared shortly thereafter, asked the president what he was looking at, and he answered back.
“I’m the Lazio owner, and who are you? This is my home, and you shouldn’t even be here.”
Lotito and Mourinho exchanged choice words until Roma director Tiago Pinto and other people intervened to calm things down. Luis Alberto also got into it with Giallorossi’s lead assistant Salvatore Foti. The Spaniard talked to the press afterward.
“The problem is that when you talk too much before a game, as they did, you should stay silent if you lose. They were defeated once again, and they have to shut up now. It’s simple. They didn’t come here to play, just to provoke. We were capable enough, pulled the strings, and prevailed. This is the type of game you need to win to make the leap.”
Romagnoli referred to a previous gibe by Mourinho in his post-game remarks.
“I dreamed about debuting in a Derby like this. There won’t be a third one for Roma, right? We knew how they played, but we were better. The most important thing was to win, even better by keeping a clean sheet. The strong defensive phase is the product of the work of everybody.”
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