Ahead of the Lazio vs AS Roma encounter in Serie A this weekend, Jose Mourinho decided he wanted to mock chain smoker Maurizio Sarri
For AS Roma and Jose Mourinho, Sunday’s showdown with Lazio will be far from straightforward.
While the clash will see AS Roma come hot out of the blocks as they look to register a win in the derby, things will be far from easy with the side comprising of tiring legs. The team stepped out only this Thursday night in the UEFA Europa Conference League to lock heads with Vitesse, a 1-1 draw which saw the club go through 2-1 on aggregate.
Jose Mourinho Makes Fun Of Lazio And Maurizio Sarri, Video Goes Viral
José Mourinho: "Obviously I'm not happy because so many players have played tonight, whereas Lazio spent the evening smoking cigarettes with Sarri."
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And Jose Mourinho ensured he was quick to remind his opponents of the extended break they had as compared to his team. Speaking in the aftermath of the tie, Mourinho took a swipe at Lazio and Maurizio Sarri as he mocked the Italian’s chain smoking habits.
“Obviously, I am not happy that we played today with many players who will also have to be there on Sunday, while tonight Lazio are home smoking cigarettes with Sarri, but it’s because Vitesse are really good!
“Now Sarri is at home smoking his cigarette while I go home trying to think how we can recover from this for Sunday,” Mourinho said with him irate over the congested schedule.
Sarri had back in June 2019 gone onto reveal that he smoked 60 cigarettes in a day with him also talking about his burning desire to light one up immediately after an encounter got over.