Mourinho Fumes at Referee, Simeone Urges Respect After Fiery Madrid Derby
- On Sunday, Atlético Madrid defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in the Madrid derby, with the visitors reduced to 10 men after Real defender Dean Huijsen was dismissed for fouling Giuliano Simeone in the penalty area.
- Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho criticized referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, holding up images of two first-half tackles he claimed were red cards involving Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde.
- Alejandro Grimaldo converted the resulting penalty kick, while Jonathan David doubled Atlético's lead six minutes later. Antonio Ruediger headed in a late goal for Real Madrid to reduce the deficit.
- Atletico manager Diego Simeone urged restraint regarding Mourinho's comments, stating, "When you step outside the bounds of respect, it's not on."
- Atlético climbed to second in the standings on 16 points, five behind leaders Barcelona. Mourinho remains focused on the season, stating they must "compete on a level playing field.
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The coach was not pleased with the refereeing of the Madrid derby, which Real lost at Atlético's home, and took photographs to the press room to defend that two red cards remained to be shown.
José Mourinho criticizes the referee after the Lade of Real Madrid against the city rival Atletico. He also resorted to a well-known prop: photocopies with which he presented the mistakes of the impartial.
After Atlético 2 x 1 Real, Mourinho takes spear prints and referee criticism. Sunday also had complaints in England and Portugal.
Mourinho prints out 'red card' incidents after derby loss
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho blamed officials for making key errors in their 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Sunday, bringing a printout of two incidents he felt should have resulted in dismissals to his post-match press conference.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Jose Mourinho leads Real Madrid rant with printed images after derby defeat
The Real Madrid boss was upset at a number of decisions in his side’s 2-1 defeat to rivals Atletico Madrid to fall further behind in the title race with Barcelona six points ahead at the top of LaLiga
Real Madrid loses the Derby at Atlético with 1:2. Mourinho and the club sharply criticize the referee team, while Valverde is seriously injured.
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