Jose Mourinho Hurls Brutal Words at Inter Star Nicolo Barella As Roma Lose Ground in Serie A

Jose Mourinho Hurls Brutal Words at Inter Star Nicolo Barella As Roma Lose Ground in Serie A

Martin Moses
updated at May 7, 2023 at 3:47 PM
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  • Jose Mourinho was far from pleased by Nicolo Barella's antics on Saturday afternoon
  • Barella was part of Inter Milan's team that beat AS Roma 2-0 to boost their Champions League qualification hopes
  • Mourinho's team has now dropped to seventh on the log after picking just two points in the last four

Jose Mourinho is believed to have hurled some expletive words at Inter Milan star Nicolo Barella as he watched his side lose further ground in the top four.

AS Roma were beaten 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on May 6, with goals from Federico Dimarco and Romelu Lukaku doing the damage to extend their winless run to four games.

Jose Mourinho, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Nicolo Barella
Jose Mourinho confronts Inter Milan's midfielder Nicolo Barella on May 6. Photo by Silvia Lore.
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Mourinho cut a frustrated figure as he attempted to psyche up his players after they had gone 1-0 down. In the 44th minute, Barella went down after a challenge from Roger Ibanez.

What Mourinho said to Barella

The Portuguese manager was unimpressed and he left his technical area and approached Barella near the touchline, where he appeared to tell him, 'ma che cazzo fai' which translates to 'what the (expletive) are you doing?' as quoted by Football Italia.

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The Giallarosi have dropped from third to seventh in the space of a few weeks and are in real danger of missing out on Europe next season. However, going by Mourinho's shrewd record in cup games, the Roma fans will be hoping to win the UEFA Europa League.

Roma play Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals, with the winner facing either Juventus or Sevilla. The winner books a direct ticket to the Champions League.

Mourinho wears secret mic

Sports Brief earlier reported that on May 3, it was another episode of Jose Mourinho against a centre referee during his side's 1-1 draw away at Serie A first-timers, AC Monza.

Roma finished the game with 10 men after right wing-back, Zeki Celik was sent off for a foul minutes after he picked up his first booking due to an argument.

Mourinho had a hidden microphone while on the touchline to record every one of his conversations as a means to protect himself.

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