Serie A referee reportedly SACKED after bust-up with Jose Mourinho as vague explanation given
SERIE A referee Marco Serra has reportedly been SACKED after a spat with Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho was sent to the stands after a bust-up with Serra, who was fourth official for Roma’s clash with Cremonese in February.
Roma were shocked by the bottom-of-the-table minnows, who earned their first top flight win for 27 years.
And the Special One did not take it well, receiving a third red card of the season for allegedly swearing at officials early in the second half.
Mourinho, 60, threatened to take legal action against Serra claiming he had said something “unjustifiable”.
The irate former Manchester United and Chelsea boss told reporters after the game: “I am emotional, but not crazy.
“In order to react the way I did, something had to happen first.
“I need to understand if I can take any legal action. [Referee Marco] Piccinini gave me a red card, because unfortunately the fourth official does not have the capacity to understand what he said to me.
“For the first time in my career, a fourth official spoke to me in the most incredible way. It was unjustifiable.”
When pressed to reveal what Serra had said, Mourinho refused, saying: “I prefer for everything to be done in public.”
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Reports in Italy suggested Mourinho had asked Serra for an explanation over a decision but was told to “mind your own f**king business”, which led to the altercation.
Serra. 40, was later suspended but a verdict by the National Federal Court found he could not be dismissed.
However Sky Italia are now saying that Serra has been sacked for “justified technical reasons”.
Speaking in March, Serra insisted he had said nothing to upset Mourinho.
He said: “I haven’t said anything that could offend Mourinho. I didn’t say those words. At that moment, I said something else.
“I said, you’re making the stadium turn against you. Go to the area, go to the area.”