Lazio v. Roma, Jose Mourinho lashes out at referee and updates on Paulo Dybala

Lazio-Roma, José Mourinho lashes out at referee and updates on Paulo Dybala

Here are the statements to the microphones of Sportmediaset by the Giallorossi coach José Mourinho after the 1-0 defeat in the Capitoline derby against Lazio due to a Zaccagni penalty that è cost Roma the elimination from the Coppa Italia.

“Losing always hurts, a derby even more so. We are always struggling and we struggle with our problems, but in recent weeks we had done well. Tonight we lost because of a 'var penalty' not awarded by the referee at three meters, but by video. Twenty years ago the players would not have thrown themselves like they do today. Today Roma seemed to me the team with more personality and better put on the field, but when we lose Dybala it changes our whole game. Without him there'è less quality; in ball possession and quality; but we took a ridiculous goal for the action from which it came. We can&#39t take that action from a throw-in of our own. In these games whoever scores first è has an advantage and whoever plays at home makes the balls go away, then with Orsato it always goes like this: the team that scores first then wins because he then doesné he doesné play".

"Dybala had the usual leg muscle problem. It played two days ago and he did not have time to recover. In this match forò I needed him and he also wanted to be on the field, but unlike Mancini who plays on pain for Paulo the muscle difficulty è different. At the individual level I am a little disappointed with someone because we could have done more. We work a lot on the outsides to get to the cross, we get to the back and then we don’t cross after all the difficulties to get there. From the collective point of view però the guys give everything they have. Exiting the Coppa Italia è a shame, sorry for the fans but we look ahead and think about the challenge at home to Milan and then finally rest and recover". 

"The foul in the area should be the maximum penalty, something of a major violence. Orsato usually plays this kind of action in the midfield and on the field he did not give penalty. Then there'è one sitting in front of the monitor who calls it and in the video there'è minimal contact, so è ended theì after show made by the footballer who adapt to these situations. Huijsen? Dean è a child, very strong and who deserves these stages but è still a player with a handful of minutes in Serie A in his career".