The Italian Football League's disciplinary committee announced today, Tuesday, the imposition of a penalty on Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho for his actions during the match that ended with his team's 2-2 draw with Verona.
Mourinho received a red card towards the end of the match on Saturday at the Olympic Stadium in Rome for protesting against referee Luca Pairito and kicked the ball into the stands.
The Italian Federation said Mourinho had made "serious allegations" against the referee, and entered the stadium "in a threatening position and protested violently against the referee's decision."
Mourinho pointed the phone sign at Bayreto, which Italian media interpreted as referring to his father, Pierluigi, who was involved in the famous match-fixing scandal in 2006.
Mourinho made a 'Telephone' gesture at referee Pairetto,
Refering to his referee, a father, who was banned as part of Calciopoli (match fixing scandal in 2006)
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— MourinhoXtra™ (@Mourinho_Xtra) February 19, 2022
The Portuguese coach, who left the stadium without speaking to the media after the draw, was banned from being with his team in two matches, and was fined 20,000 euros.
Roma occupies eighth place in the league with 41 points, after drawing in the last 3 matches.
Mourinho will not be on the bench during the away game against Spezia and then at home against Atalanta.