Roma manager Jose Mourinho gets a red card and a two-match touchline ban
Key takeaways:
- Jose Mourinho signed fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca as Roma manager for the three-year agreement.
- On Saturday, Roma manager Jose Mourinho was given a two-match touchline ban after being sent off during Roma's 2-2 tie with Verona.
Mourinho gets a red card, and Roma draw Verona:
Mourinho went onto the field to debate with referee Luca Pairetto before shooting the ball into the stands.
The Italian Football Federation stated Mourinho "made severe allegations" against Pairetto and entered the field "with an ominous attitude."
The Portuguese boss was also fined 20,000 Euros (£16,670).
Mourinho made a telephone motion towards Pairetto, which Italian media said was regarding his father Pierluigi, who was implicated in the Italian match-fixing disgrace of 2006.
The ex Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham manager then left the Stadio Olimpico without ceasing his post-match media tasks.
The ban implies he will not be in the dugout for Sunday's tour to Spezia and the home game against Atalanta on 5 March.
Edoardo Bove netted a late leveler as Roma battled back from two goals down to earn a point.
The deadlock leaves Mourinho's team in the eighth position in Serie A, with six points outside the Champions League qualification.