Jose Mourinho Slams Roma Stars After Disappointing Draw with Juventus

Jose Mourinho Slams Roma Stars After Disappointing Draw with Juventus

Fred Kennedy
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Jose Mourinho has taken issue with Roma's performance during their clash with Juventus on Saturday
  • Roma saw their 100% start to the new Serie A campaign brought to a halt at the Allianz Stadium as they settled for a 1-1 draw
  • Mourinho noted that his side was lucky to have earned the point which has them join-top of the Serie A standings with seven points

Jose Mourinho has hit out at his Roma stars after their 1-1 draw with Juventus in the Serie A.

Roma, who had won their two opening matches of the new season were unable to continue with their fine run of form as they dropped points in their third game of the season at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday, August 27.

Jose Mourinho, AS Roma, Juventus, Serie A, tammy Abraham, Allianz Stadium.
Jose Mourinho looks on during the Serie A match between Juventus and AS Roma in Turin. Photo by Sportinfoto.
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Mourinho's charges had Tammy Abraham to thank for the draw, with the English forward netting deep in the second half to earn his side a precious point.

The game could not have gotten off to a worse start for i Giallorossi as they found themselves trailing Juventus inside two minutes of action after Dusan Vlahovic struck a spectacular free-kick to hand the hosts the lead.

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Juve looked to have doubled their lead in the 25th minute through Manuel Locatelli, but the goal was chalked off by VAR due to handball in the buildup.

Abraham went on to equalise in the second half to secure a point for Roma as the tie ended 1-1.

Jose Mourinho slams Roma stars after 1-1 draw at Juventus

Despite the hard-fought draw, Mourinho was disappointed with his side's performance, hitting out at his own players during his post-match interview.

According to the Portuguese tactician, he had made it clear to his charges that he was unhappy with their performance during the break.

"I told my players at half-time that I was ashamed of them. It wasn't a tactical issue, it was their attitude. We can't come here and play like this," Daily Mail quoted Mourinho saying.
"We did absolutely nothing, it was pure luck," he added.

Jose Mourinho appears to vanish during Roma press conference

Earlier, Sports Brief reported fans on social media were left stunned after Jose Mourinho seemingly ‘dissapeared’ during a press conference recently.

Mourinho is known for many things in his long coaching stint, but fans would have never anticipated magic tricks to be one of them.

The AS Roma gaffer was on media duty in the build-up to the crunch match between his side and Juventus when an interesting camera illusion took place right toward the end of his remarks.

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