Jose Mourinho said on Friday he is tired of seeing referees suspended for mistakes made against his Roma side.
Mourinho demanded an explanation following VAR official Luca Banti’s decision to order an on-field review after a coming together between Roma’s Rick Karsdorp and Fiorentina‘s Nico Gonzalez.
It eventually resulted in a penalty which set Fiorentina on their way to a 2-0 victory and Banti has since been suspended for the rest of the campaign.
Speaking ahead of his Roma’s clash with Venezia, Mourinho said: “We are tired of VAR officials only being punished and suspended following errors made against us.
“Suspending them means admitting the error, but who gives us back the points?”
Referee Fabio Maresca was also suspended following Milan‘s 3-2 win over Roma in November.
Since his return to Serie A as Roma coach, Mourinho has regularly criticised the officiating with his comments post-Fiorentina only the latest in a long line of negative comments towards referees.
Meanwhile, Mourinho has dismissed suggestions his side have taken their eye off the ball in Serie A after reaching the final of the Europa Conference League.
Roma are winless in four league matches. They sit in sixth place – level on points with eight-place Atalanta but could still finish fifth with two wins if Lazio fail to pick up three points.
“We want to finish fifth or sixth, the positions we have been in all season,” he added. “I’m not worried about this possible lack of concentration.”