Jose Mourinho is now waiting to learn whether he will be fined by Serie A for bizarre social media post suggesting rivals Juventus are gifted penalty decisions
- Jose Mourinho has taken a very public swipe at the officiating in Italian football
- The legendary manager took to Instagram to show two images of penalty calls
- Each showed players encroaching in the area, one for Roma and one for Juventus
- Mourinho appears to be reignited a fund with Juve which he started with Inter
Jose Mourinho has run the risk of a hefty fine in Italian football after making a bizarre outburst on social media, in which he questioned the officiating calls for Serie A giants Juventus.
Roma boss Mourinho has sparked a feud with the rival club after his side were unable to re-take a spot kick despite encroachment in the area, whereas Juventus in a similar situation were permitted.
The fiery Portuguese boss opted to compare two still images side by side, while writing: ‘One had to be retaken, one hadn’t… guess which.’
Jose Mourinho has risked a huge fine with a social media post suggesting Juventus get favourable treatment from Italian officials
Mourinho flagged up an example of his Roma side not being allowed to re-take a penalty
After gaining over half a million ‘likes’ Mourinho left the post up on his social media page, despite numerous comments telling him it would likely result in a fine or possibly a touchline ban.
Roma’s Jordan Veretout missed the penalty in question against Juventus, despite several players flooding into the box before the ball was kicked, but there was no retake determined by the officials.
Roma lost the match to their bitter rivals as a result in controversial circumstances; Striker Tammy Abraham had netted for Roma but ref Daniele Orsato had awarded a penalty for a foul on the England striker a split-second earlier.
The abrasive Mourinho is now waiting to learn whether he will be fined by the Italian FA
It was this penalty which would be missed, and not granted a re-take.
Juve would then going on to have a similar penalty situation themselves in the following match.
Paulo Dybala stepped up to take a spot kick for Juve and was permitted a re-take following numerous bodies inside the area, much to Mourinho’s fury.
Mourinho has previous with Juve, after sparking a row with the club in 2009 when manager of Inter Milan.
Mourinho accused Juve of getting favourable treatment from officials in the division, before going on to beat the Old Lady to the Serie A title.