Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been suspended for ten days by the Italian Football Federation after the Portuguese insulted referee Daniele Schiffi during the 1-1 draw with Monza (Serie A round 33).

Jose Mourinho suspended for 10 days and fined for insulting Daniele Chiffy

“The Special One” claimed he was wearing the microphone to “protect” himself during the May game and criticized Chiffey after the game, calling him “the worst referee I’ve seen in my entire career”.

As a result, Mourinho will miss the first two matches of the new Serie A season and has also been fined €50,000.

At the age of 60, Mourinho specially prepared before the match to avoid sanctions from the officials.

“You know, I’m not stupid. Today I went to a game with a microphone. I wrote everything down. From the moment I left the locker room to the moment I came back. I protected myself.

I stopped talking because I knew he would give me a red card for anything. I didn’t give him a chance, I decided no, enough is enough.

He’s terrible, he doesn’t communicate with anyone in a human way, he has no empathy, he gives a red card to a player who made a mistake because he was sent off in the 96th minute.” – Mourinho said then.

It is Mourinho’s second sanction in a week after UEFA banned him for four matches for abusive language towards referee Anthony Taylor during and after the Europa League final (which Roma lost to Sevilla).