Jose Mourinho Trolls Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio After Elimination From Europa League

• Jose Mourinho has sent a cheeky response to Lazio President Igli Tare, who claimed that the Conference league is a competition for losers
• Lazio will now have to play in the Conference League after they were beaten by Feyenoord to drop to the third-tier competition
• Roma are the defending champions of the competition, and Mourinho has now cheekily backed Lazio to win this year

Jose Mourinho has sent a typical Jose Mourinho dig to Lazio after they were eliminated from the Europa League.

Lazio and AS Roma have been involved in a feud after the former's President Igli Tare described the Conference league as a 'loser's competition.'

Roma are the defending champions of the Conference League after winning the inaugural competition last season. Lazio will now have to contend with a place in the same competition after finishing third in the Europa League group.

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Lazio lost to Feyenoord to drop to third in a group that also had Midtjylland. All three teams finished with eight points, but Lazio were eliminated on a goal difference.

Mourinho has now backed Lazio to win the Conference League

Mourinho has now joked that Lazio could win the Conference League, as Roma Press reports.

"I think Lazio have now become the favorites to win the Conference League. I say this with honesty. There’s West Ham, Leicester, Fiorentina, Lazio and who else? Villarreal? Lazio have the coach, the players, and the team to do it. Maybe the problem is that they have Mr. Tare who doesn’t want to win it because he doesn’t like this competition."

Mourinho's side meanwhile beat Ludogorets to qualify for the second round, where he will now meet with a team that dropped from the Champions League.

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