If you know Jose Mourinho you know you gonna get a couple of things from him, regardless of which club he is leading: at least one trophy, tight defence and lots of on and off-the-field antics. And he delivered it all in Roma already. He won the Conference League trophy last year, he has Serie A’s top 5 defence, and of course, he is suspended. Again. And that’s not what AC Milan’s coach Stefano Pioli wanted to hear.Jose Mourinho parked outside the San Siro in a van watching his side beat Inter cause he’s suspended from the last game🤣 pic.twitter.com/jGOmEYL1Bu— george (@StokeyyG2) October 1, 2022 Current Serie A champions are hosting Roma today in a derby match of Serie A and they are not such a big favourite, considering that the Portuguese tactician won’t be on the bench of the visitors. There is a strange tradition which says that Roma doesn’t lose matches when Mourino is suspended.Mourinho the philosopher: A coach that knows only football knows nothing about footballAhead of this match, Mourinho earned his suspension while getting a red card against Torino, just before the World Cup break. His second match ban expires after the Milan game, and the first match without him was last week against Bologna. And yes, you guessed it, Roma won that match, with another typical 1-0 win. His assistant Salvatore Foti will be on the bench again, just like he was the last three times Mourinho faced suspension. And won them all.Midfield secured! AC Millan to tie Bennacer to a new four-year contractLast season, the Portuguese was also suspended for two matches, after he got a red card against Hellas Verona.”They sent you on purpose, Juventus sent you…” Mourinho is said to have yelled at referee Pairetto reportedly before making the phone gesture. With his gesture, Mourinho appeared to be alluding to Pairetto’s father’s reported phone conversations with former Juve director Luciano Moggi, who was accused of fixing games for Juventus with the help of officials. He was punished and Roma won the next two games without him, against Spezia and Atalanta (both 1-0). The Portuguese tactician also had a clash with match official Chiffi months ago against Atalanta and was banned for one match, but Roma went on and won in Milan against Inter 2-1. Pioli, be aware…SERIE A – Round 17SaturdayFiorentina – Sassuolo 2-1 (0-0)/Saponara 48, Gonzalez 90+1 pen – Berardi 57 pen/Juventus – Udinese 1-0 (0-0)/Danilo 86/Monza – Inter 2-2 (1-2)/Ciurria 11, Caldirola 90+3 – Darmian 10, Lautaro 22/Sunday14:30: (3.50) Salernitana (3.25) Torino (2.30)17:00: (2.70) Spezia (3.05) Lecce (3.00)17:00: (1.60) Lazio (4.10) Empoli (6.25)20:00: (8.50) Sampdoria (4.50) Napoli (1.45)22:45: (1.95) Milan (3.50) Roma (4.40)Monday20:30: (2.20) Verona (3.35) Cremonese (3.35)22:45: (3.60) Bologna (3.40) Atalanta (2.20)***odds are subject to change***
