A furious Jose Mourinho labelled the referee in charge of Roma's disappointing 1-1 draw with mid-table Monza "horrible" and "the worst I've ever encountered."
The ex-Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager also hit out at his own club and its players, claiming that the match was a sign of their "weakness." Mourinho's Roma took an early lead in the Serie A contest, only to concede later in the first half and be left frustrated until the full-time whistle, leaving them in seventh place, two points adrift of the Champions League spots.
During the game, the Portuguese coach was shown a yellow card - the seventh time this season a referee has had to book him for contentious behaviour on the touchline - and right-back Zeki Celik saw red in the dying embers after two offences. That means Celik will be suspended for Saturday's showdown with Inter Milan, who leapt into fourth place with a 6-0 win on Wednesday.
