Mourinho believes football in Italy ‘has improved a great deal, but the referee and VAR ruined’ his side's 3-2 defeat to Lazio.
“What we said stays between us. I wanted to immediately do the talk there, but with the same intimacy as the locker room,”
Mou told DAZN.“Let me say something positive first, which is that Italian football has improved a great deal from 10 years ago. The quality of football, the attacking approach, the desire to win, has all improved.
“Unfortunately, a fantastic game was ruined by the referee and VAR, who were not at the right level for this match.
“The second goal could’ve been 1-1, it went to 2-0. The second yellow for Lucas Leiva was important too, because playing against 10 men makes a big difference. Pellegrini got a red, today Leiva got nothing.
“I think my team was the best on the field today. When you concede three goals, you made mistakes, but the second and third were counter-attacks and the second was a situation where the team was expecting a penalty in favour and not a counter against.
“We dominated, we gave Lazio huge problems, they controlled the final minutes the way they wanted to, and because the referee allowed them to do so.”
