An incensed Jose Mourinho hit out at "the worst referee he has ever encountered" - after picking up his seventh booking of the season on Wednesday.
The Roma boss was left raging after his side dropped points to Monza in a serious blow to their Champions League hopes. A win would have left them fifth and level on points with fourth-placed Inter but Stephan El Shaarawy's first-half strike was cancelled out by Luca Caldirola before tempers flared near full-time. Right-back Mehmet Celik was sent off while Mourinho was booked by whistler Daniele Chiffi in a tempestuous finale.
Former Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho will do battle with another of his former teams this weekend in a massive showdown with Inter. For now, though, he's been left furious with ref Chiffi as he said: "This was the worst referee I have encountered in my entire career.
