"My goal this season is not to be suspended once. But there is one thing I cannot change, my honesty and truth. It is a challenge for myself, but I will try not to have any problems with the referee," said coach Mourinho.
Coach Mourinho often argues with referees and receives red cards
In the previous two seasons leading AS Roma, Coach Mourinho was often banned from the field due to arguments with referees or excessive reactions during matches. At the beginning of the 2023-2024 Serie A season, Coach Mourinho and assistant Salvatore Foti were also banned from the field for 10 days due to arguments with referees at the end of last season. They only returned to the field in the match where AS Roma lost 1-2 to AC Milan on September 2.
Mourinho is currently serving a four-match ban from European competition this season for insulting referee Anthony Taylor after last season's Europa League final. The charismatic coach will miss four Europa League group stage matches next week, when Roma travel to play Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) on September 22.
Coach Mourinho hopes he can control himself and not have any problems with the referee.
Meanwhile, in the match against Empoli, coach Mourinho determined: "AS Roma must win the first 3 points of the season. We had a bad start (1 draw, 2 losses), so we have to work really hard to improve the situation.
Empoli are a very difficult team. I remember, there was never an easy match against them. We could be without Smalling, Pellegrini. But Lukaku is fine, Dybala is confident again and Azmoun is also a good choice from the bench. Our goal is to win against Empoli and the next match. I want AS Roma to return to the winning way from now on, we cannot afford to make any more mistakes."
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