Mou defended himself: “I was happy because the prosecutor gave me a chance to explain myself”

The Portuguese Jose Mourinhocoach of Romedefended himself against criticism of his statements the previous day in which he assured that the referee of Sassuolo-Roma He doesn’t have “enough emotional stability” for a match at that level.

The Prosecutor’s Office opened a file against him

Mourinhothat this Sunday is facing the Fiorentina at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, a direct competition for the ‘Champions’ zone, he went this Friday to testify at the Prosecutor’s Office of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), which opened a file against him after his statements about what happened.

“I expect that from sporting justice, justice,” he declared this Saturday at the press conference before the clash against the people from Florence.

“I appeared voluntarily and I was happy because the prosecutor gave me the opportunity to explain myself,” he explained. “I agreed with the prosecutor that a coach should not speak before the game about the referees, but I never offended Marcenaro (referee), I never questioned his quality as a referee,” he added.

“Possibly misinterpreted”

“The expression used (“does not have emotional stability”) seems normal to me, I also use it when I talk about myself. Possibly it was misinterpreted,” he commented.

In that same press conference where he referred to the referee, he also accused the Italian footballer Domenico Berardiwhom he accused of being a “piscinero.”

“I have the right and the duty to say what I said because a coach must defend football. And that is what I wanted to do, there are things on the field that cannot happen and instead often happen,” he said.

Regarding the Fiorentina match, with the Champions League at stake, Mourinho He was very clear about his rival’s aspirations. “We are fighting for the same goals, the classification says,” he said.