José Mourinho has been suspended for two matches due to his antics in the Verona match. The coach received a red card late in the second half after the Giallorossi completed an unlikely comeback. He will have to sit out the tilts against Spezia and Atalanta.
As per the official statement by the sports judge, the gaffer directed grave insinuations toward the referee. Moreover, he menacingly entered the pitch after the expulsion. Finally, he repeated the allegations in the tunnel while trying to restrain director Tiago Pinto.
According to La Stampa, the Portuguese boss told referee Luca Pairetto: “They sent you here on purpose to do Juventus’ bidding.” Mourinho was not the only Roma member to be suspended. CEO Pinto has been banned from attending matches until March 8th for infractions along the same line and because he confronted the official with excessive impetus. He later apologized, which reduced the punishment. Furthermore, staffer Nuno Santos will miss two tilts for hurling insults at the referee. Instead, assistant Stefano Rapetti is out for one match for blasphemy.
Atalanta were unhappy with what happened in the Fiorentina game too. Gian Piero Gasperini will be on the stands for the next fixture for protesting too vehemently and disrespecting the referee. La Dea’s director Cristian Raimondi got the same punishment for repeatedly contesting the decisions of Daniele Doveri. The Bergamaschi were furious for an offside call against Hans Hateboer, who was considered an active participant in the action that led to a potential equalizer by Ruslan Malinovskyi.