The saga of the row between Jose Mourinho and Marco Serra has taken a new twist, with news the FIGC has lost its bid to charge the fourth official with violating the code of conduct.
The incident occurred during Roma’s 2-1 defeat to Cremonese on February 28, when Serra and Mourinho exchanged words on the touchline, infuriating the coach and leading to his red card and two-match ban.
They disagreed about what was said, Mourinho claiming he had been offended by the fourth official.
After several weeks of investigation, the FIGC prosecutor agreed that Serra had behaved unprofessionally and violated Article 4 in the sporting justice code and the AIA (Italian Referees’ Association) code of conduct.
However, today the Federal Tribunal ruled that Serra could not be charged and the deferment would not go ahead.
It is not yet clear why the action against Serra is not acceptable, considering the prosecutor argued he had behaved in a manner that was ‘inopportune, injurious and offensive’ to Mourinho.