Mourinho is aggressive with the president of Lazio

Roma are counted as the away team when playing the derby della Capitale at the Olimpco stadium yesterday. Mourinho was banned from directing this match, because of a direct red card from the match against Cremonese at the end of February.

According to Forza Roma, the Portuguese coach watched the match on the team bus, but was allowed into the dressing room by a member of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) after the final whistle.

Here, center-back Alessio Romagnoli celebrates victory in front of the Roma dressing room, causing Gianluca Mancini to react violently. Mancini is said to have come out of the dressing room and called Romagnoli "scum", because the Lazio player grew up in Roma's academy.

Lotito tried to calm the situation, but ended up getting aggressive with Mourinho. Roma director Tiago Pinto immediately intervened and dissuaded the two.

"What are you looking at?", said Mourinho loudly, using "a harsh expression". Lotito replied: "I am the President of Lazio. Who are you? This is my home, and you shouldn't even be here."

In addition, Lazio midfielder Luis Alberto and Mourinho's assistant, Salvatore Foti, also clashed. In the post-match press conference, Alberto mocked the opponent: "There is so much that has been said before the game, you should keep quiet. Roma don't play football, they come here just to provoke. Always. They are. talk too much and then they feel powerless."

Similarly, Romagnoli mocked Roma before the controversial celebration in the dressing room. "I dreamed of debuting like this in a derby. There won't be a third derby this season, right? We know how Roma will play, and we're better than them. Keeping A clean sheet makes the victory more special," said the Italian midfielder.

Yesterday's derby della Capitale was tense with five red cards. Roger Ibanez was the first to be sent off for a foul on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic after 32 minutes. Late in the first half, the coaching staff of both teams agitated on the touchline, prompting the referee to show a red card to Lazio member Marco Marco. Ianni with Roma goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos. Controversy broke out even after the final whistle, when Roma's Bryan Cristante and Lazio's Adam Marusic received red cards.

This match, Lazio won thanks to Mattia Zaccagni's diagonal cross in the 65th minute. The 1-0 victory helped Lazio rise to second with 52 points, 19 points behind Napoli, while Roma stomped on fifth place with 47. point.

Roma members continued to not respond to the media both before and after the match. This is their move to protest against Mourinho receiving a two-match ban. It is not clear whether Roma will continue to boycott the media, when Mourinho expires the ban on directing or not.