Lazio beat Roma in the classic in the Italian capital this Sunday, 1-0, and took second place in the 27th round of the A league. In total, three players were sent off in the match and the confusion spread to the changing rooms after the final whistle.
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, Roma coach José Mourinho and Lazio president Claudio Lotito had to be separated after an argument to avoid an exchange of physical aggression. It is worth mentioning that Mourinho was serving a suspension in the match and did not command his team from the edge of the field.
The confusion would have started with the expulsions at the end of the game of Bryan Cristante and Adam Marusic. In the sequence, Gianluca Mancini, defender of Roma, did not like the effusive celebration of Alessio Romagnoli, of Lazio, after the confirmation of the victory.
The players clashed and had to be separated by people in the dressing room, including the Lazio president. At this moment, Mourinho would be walking towards the Roma players for a post-match conversation and crossed the rival manager’s path.
According to the Italian newspaper, Mourinho would have asked Claudio Lotito “What are you looking at?” and received the reply “I’m the president of Lazio and, who are you? You’re in my house, you shouldn’t even be here”. From that discussion, the two were separated by the director of Roma, Tiago Pinto, to avoid a possible aggression.
The defeat kept Roma out of the Champions League qualifying zone and parked the team in fifth place in the Italian Championship, with 47 points. Lazio overtook Inter and took second place, with 52 points added.
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Source: Gazetaesportiva
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