Roma could only manage a 1-1 draw at Monza and Jose Mourinho’s side were knocked out of the European Cup after finishing 33rd in Serie A. After Wednesday night’s match, Lusitanian coach Daniele Ciffy spoke about the refereeing .

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Jose Mourinho says Daniele Chiffy is the worst referee he has met

Roma opened the score with El Shaarawy (’24), and Monza equalized with Caldirola (’39).

Zeki Celik (Roma) was sent off at 90+5 minutes after receiving a second yellow card.

In the press conference, Mourinho said that Daniele Chiffy did not affect the result with his decisions, but he is the worst referee he has met. “Special” also admitted that he wore a microphone because he was afraid of being eliminated.

“This result corresponds to the worst refereeing in my career and I have had many bad referees. I don’t think the referee had much of an impact on the result, but he is difficult to play with.

He’s technically terrible, he’s humanly insensitive, he doesn’t build relationships with anyone, he shows red to a player who slips because he’s tired in extra time.

He had to give a red but now he goes home disappointed because he didn’t give me a red because I didn’t give him a chance. This command has limitations. He doesn’t have the authority of other clubs to say, “We don’t want this referee.”

I stopped giving directions 20-30 minutes before the end because I knew I would have been kicked out. I wanted to be with the boys on the pitch on Saturday for the big game against Inter, so I didn’t risk relegation.

I admit, I went on the field with a microphone: I defended myself. I kept quiet, even though I had a huge urge to record, but I decided not to do anything to be with my boys on Saturday.

Maybe my club won’t be happy with me, but I’m taking a risk. As a club, we don’t have the power to refuse certain referees, and sometimes I don’t think we even want to have that right. I say this at my peril” – Jose Mourinhoquoted by Gazzetta dello Sport.

Serie A, standings after 33 rounds

1. Napoli (goal difference 68-22) 79 points (-1 game)

2. Lazio (52-24) 64

3. Juventus (50-28) 63

4. Inter (60-35) 60

5. Atalanta (56-39) 58

6. Milan (53-39) 58

7. AS Roma (45-31) 58

8. Fiorentina (45-39) 46

9. Bologna (41-40) 45 (-1 match)

10. Monza (41-44) 45

11. Turin (35-38) 45 and others.