José Mourinho breaks silence following Romelu Lukaku’s red card in Roma–Fiorentina by quoting a Roman emperor and sends messages to Giallorossi fans and a ball boy who delivered a note to Rui Patricio on Sunday.
The Special One didn’t talk to the media following Roma’s 1-1 draw against Fiorentina which saw the Giallorossi reduced to nine men in the second half. Nicola Zalewski was sent off for two bookable offences, while Lukaku received a straight red card.
Mourinho commented on Lukaku’s red card on Instagram by posting a frame from the striker’s tackle and writing: “Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, by Marcus Tulius Cicero, old Roman wisdom.”
He also thanked Roma fans who had put up a banner calling for his contract extension and calling him a ‘Romanista for life.’ “Grazie, grazie, grazie,” wrote the Special One.
Lastly, he sent a second message, this time for a ball boy who had delivered a note to Rui Patricio on behalf of the Portuguese coach during the Fiorentina game. “That was me 50 years ago. Well done kid,” Mourinho concluded.