Jose Mourinho gave a frosty response after footage of a brawl between Roma and Bodo/Glimt's coaching staff emerged ahead of the two teams' hotly-anticipated Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg on Thursday.
Video footage of the incident from inside the tunnel shows Bodo/Glimt manager Kjetil Knutsen and Roma's goalkeeping coach, Nuno Santos, coming to blows following the Italian giants' humiliating 2-1 loss in Norway last week. Both men were provisionally suspended by UEFA and are set to miss the rematch at the Stadio Olimpico, meaning Knutsen will be absent for the biggest game in his club's history, with his side boasting a crucial one-goal advantage on aggregate.
The Norwegian club - who also faced off against Roma in the group stages and went unbeaten - lodged an appeal against the decision, but it was dismissed by UEFA on the eve of this Thursday's return leg. A clip obtained by the Independent showed Santos and Bodo/Glimt's boss were involved in a "heated exchange" which saw a punch thrown. While the two clubs made contrasting claims describing what happened, Mourinho faced questions on the video during his pre-match press conference.
