Mourinho’s assistant banned for a month after rant at match officials

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed that AS Roma’s coach, Jose Mourinho’s assistant, Salvatore Foti has been banned from the touchline for a month.

Foti was banned from the touchline for a month after losing his temper after Roma’s defeat to Cremonese in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup.

He is accused of engaging in offensive rants at match officials, threatening behaviour towards the Cremonese manager, and yelling blasphemous insults after he was sent off.

The FIGC further revealed that Mourinho’s 34-year-old assistant went to the referee’s dressing room after the game where he indulged in “further offensive expressions in a threatening tone”.

This is not the first time that Foti has found himself in hot water. Mourinho was forced to apologize for his assistant’s actions back in April of last year after he mocked Salernitana and told a member of their staff they would soon be relegated. Foti will now miss Serie A games against Empoli, Lecce, and Verona as well as the trip to Cremonese at the end of the month.