Jose Mourinho refused to speak to the media after Roma fell to a 2-1 defeat against 10-man Milan, as the dismal start to the season continues.
He had been expected to attend to his media duties, as this was his first match of the season, having been suspended for the opening rounds.
The Special One had also talked to DAZN before kick-off, so there were no signs of problems, but perhaps a clue is in the extended sarcastic round of applause that Mou aimed at the referee after the penalty decision.
It has been a disastrous campaign so far for the Giallorossi, who have just one point from three rounds and are already eight points adrift of the leaders.
This match began on the wrong foot too, as Rui Patricio caught Ruben Loftus-Cheek for an Olivier Giroud penalty and Houssem Aouar went off with a muscular injury, for a side that was already missing Paulo Dybala, Sardar Azmoun, Renato Sanches, Tammy Abraham and Marash Kumbulla.
Rafael Leao scored an acrobatic second with his back to goal, but there was a way back in when Fikayo Tomori saw red for two bookable offences on Andrea Belotti.
Romelu Lukaku made his Roma debut for the final 20 minutes and Leonardo Spinazzola’s deflected strike made the final score 2-1.
What makes one club considered as “a big club” anyway?
Trophies? History? Fanbase? Wealth?
If it’s trophies than Bologna, Genoa & even Pro Vercelli are bigger than both Roma & Lazio combined.
I’m still puzzled why some call Roma & Lazio as big clubs.
To Omar, I think it is global fan base and wealth as well perhaps, but I do understand your view its legitimate.
Roma and lazio are big clubs but at the moment they are not doing well. It happens.
@stephen and why’s that? By trophies? Fanbase? Lazio was 11 years in Serie B, while in their long history, Roma hasn’t won that much either.
@interpersempre thank you
If you come to Roma you understand it easily
@raffarle I’ve been to Rome twice. Have to admit both Lazio & Roma have great fanbase.
My point is, if only based on fanbase, then clubs like Atalanta, Genoa, Sampdoria as examples, also deserve to be called big clubs.
Trophies? Torino, Genoa & Bologna have won more scudetto than both Lazio & Rona.
European level? Parma has won more than both Roma & Lazio.