According to AIA sources, there is ‘no audio from the fourth official in the dialogue with José Mourinho’ but a video appears to show Marco Serra telling the Special One: ‘ Go home.’
Mourinho was sent off during Roma’s 2-1 loss against Cremonese on Tuesday and was so furious after the game that he threatened that he could take legal action against the fourth official who had shown a lack of respect.
“I want to find out if there is an audio recording. I don’t want to get into the fact that Serra is from Turin and on Sunday we are playing against Juventus,” said the Roma boss.
Responding to questions from ANSA, a source of AIA – the Italian Referees Association – claimed that there is a lack of evidence to support Mourinho’s explosive claims against the fourth official.
Mourinho has already been issued with a two-game suspension, meaning he will not be involved in Roma’s upcoming matches against Juventus and Sassuolo in the coming weeks.
The Italian authorities have also hit the Giallorossi coach with a €10,000 fine for his actions at the Stadio Giovanni Zini.
“The fourth official is not usually recorded because his voice and background noises would interfere with the audio of the referee and the VAR,” the source said.
“The recording takes place only if the fourth official pushes the button and activates the mechanism, but last night this did not happen.”
However, footage has emerged on social media, which appears to show Serra telling Mourinho to “go home” and “everyone is taking the p*** out of you” after the coach was sent off.
However, whether the short clip provides enough evidence to take any serious legal claims any further is another debate altogether.
He turns every game into a farce on the touchline. He’s always out of control.
@sogliano did you actually watch the game?
Mourinho still fighting against the evil forces in Serie A