Lazio president hinted at Mourinho as impolite

"I stopped and Mourinho yelled at me, 'What are you looking at?' I thought Mourinho didn't know I was the president of Lazio and told him, but Mourinho continued," Lotito told Radio 1 on March 20.

Lotito said he only said he was the president of Lazio and did not ban Mourinho from the dressing room. The head of Lazio also emphasized never arguing with anyone out of respect. "This match, Roma are the away team and so they have to behave properly when going to other people's houses," added Lotito.

Roma is counted as the away team when playing the derby della Capitale at the Olimpco stadium over the weekend. 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, Mourinho watched the game 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, the fact that Lazio midfielder Alessio Romagnoli - who came from the Roma youth academy - celebrated the victory in front of the away team's dressing room, sparked a scuffle between some members of the two teams. Lotito tried to calm the situation, but ended up getting tense with Mourinho, forcing Roma director Tiago Pinto to step in.

Lotito said he was "speechless" when he witnessed the fight between Lazio and Roma players, because respect is always appreciated in football. He was also displeased when a nearly naked Roma player walked in the hallway.

This match, Lazio won thanks to Mattia Zaccagni's 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.

"I celebrate winning this derby like any other moment. Football wins or loses, and the club is very pleased with the win and the support of the fans," added Lotito.

The derby della Capitale last weekend 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. At half-time, referee Davide Massa showed a red card to Lazio member Marco Ianni and Roma goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos for the display. border clashes. Controversy broke out even after the final whistle, when Roma's Bryan Cristante and Lazio's Adam Marusic received red cards.

Roma legend Roberto Pruzzo is disgruntled with Massa's decisions and believes that his former club's matches should be controlled by referees not belonging to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). He also feels there is a "war" between Roma and the referees. "That derby, the Roma players got yellow cards for each foul, and Lazio got yellow cards for five fouls," Pruzzo said.