Jose Mourinho: Roma manager given two-match ban and fine following red card during Verona draw

Jose Mourinho has been given a two-match ban following the Roma manager’s red card during their 2-2 draw with Verona at the weekend. Saturday’s game saw the Portuguese manager come onto the pitch to remonstrate with referee Luca Pairetto, and also kicked a ball into the crowd in frustration.

Ad/> After being 2-0 down at home, Mourinho’s side came back to draw. Serie AMourinho's latest outburst only makes him more popular in Rome — Inside EuropeYESTERDAY AT 16:03 The Italian Football Federation stated that Mourinho «made serious allegations» against Pairetto, and entered the pitch «with a threatening attitude.” The manager was also handed a fine of 20,000 Euros (£16,670).

Mourinho had appeared to make the gesture of a telephone to the referee, with Italian media claiming that it was a reference to Pairetto’s father Pierluigi, who was part of the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal in 2006. Mourinho's latest outburst only makes him more popular in Rome — Inside Europe UEFA 'almost certain' to move Champions League final away from St Petersburg — reports The ban means that Mourinho will miss the Serie A games against Spezia this Sunday and Atalanta on March 5.

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