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  • Tammy Abraham strikes twice as Roma end Atalanta winning streak

    Tammy Abraham strikes twice as Roma end Atalanta winning streak

    Tammy Abraham struck twice as Roma ran out 4-1 winners at fancied Atalanta on Saturday, in the biggest win for Jose Mourinho since returning to Serie A.

    English striker Abraham opened the scoring with less than a minute on the clock at the Gewiss Stadium and rounded off the match late on as Roma closed the gap between them and the Champions League places to five points.

    “What a win, what else can I say? A lot of people doubted us today but this is by far one of the best wins we’ve had this season,” said Abraham to DAZN.

    “We needed to win and what a win.”

    Nicolo Zaniolo and Abraham’s countryman Chris Smalling also netted in an impressive win, their first against one of Italy’s top teams this season, which took them fifth and dented third-place Atalanta’s burgeoning title hopes.

    Gian Piero Gasperini’s side sit third, six points behind champions and league leaders Inter Milan who crushed Salernitana 5-0 on Friday.

    They will drop to fourth if Napoli win at fellow title-chasers AC Milan on Sunday following a defeat in which they dominated proceedings for large spells but were punished by Roma who were clinical in a classic Mourinho style.

    Roma’s goals came from five shots on target after having less than 30 percent possession and no corners.

    “There was a great spirit. It’s clear that playing against Atalanta you can never be in control of the match for 90 minutes… the team was great in every department today,” said Mourinho, who won the treble with Inter in 2010.

    “I think Inter are on another level to everyone else but to beat the top teams like Milan, Napoli and Atalanta you can’t just have good organisation or tactics, you need a certain type of character which we had today.”

  • Mourinho promises fan his jacket after heart attack during match

    Mourinho promises fan his jacket after heart attack during match

    Roma coach Jose Mourinho has promised a young fan his jacket after the suffered a cardiac arrest while watching victory over Spezia.

    The 23 year-old suffered cardiac arrest in the Curva Sud during the first half of the match. He was resuscitated with a defibrillator before being rushed to the Gemelli University Hospital, which is not far from the Stadio Olimpico.

    The fan is now recovering in the Gemelli University Hospital.

    After the win, Mourinho said: “I only realized [about the incident] at the end of the match.

    “If he gives me his address, I’ll send him my jacket, so the next time he comes to the stadium with this cold, he’ll have my jacket with him.”

  • Mourinho can lead Roma to top of Italian football – Totti

    Mourinho can lead Roma to top of Italian football – Totti

    Roma legend Francesco Totti says Jose Mourinho has re-energised the club.

    Totti is happy seeing Mourinho now in charge of the Giallorosso.

    He told Sport: “I hope Roma finish the championship in the top four so as to play the next Champions League.

    “I think Mou is a great coach and can lead the team to the top in Italy. The Roma fans don’t have much patience because they haven’t won anything for a long time, but with the arrival of Mourinho there is a lot of hope of regaining a title.

    “That’s what the fans need.”

  • Mkhitaryan defends move from Dortmund to Man Utd

    Mkhitaryan defends move from Dortmund to Man Utd

    Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan insists he was right to leave Borussia Dortmund.

    Mkhitaryan left BVB for Manchester United in 2016, where he would las barely a year before departing for Arsenal.

    “A lot of nonsense was said during this time. People have said that I only did this for the cash. That’s nonsense.

    “When I heard that Manchester United was interested in me, I wanted to go there. It was my big dream to play in England one day,” said the 32-year-old to Sport1.

    He added: “I was happy in Dortmund, but sometimes you have to make tough decisions that may only come once in a lifetime, and you have to take your heart out and listen.”

  • I rate Mourinho but we turned him down – Ex-Bayern chief

    I rate Mourinho but we turned him down – Ex-Bayern chief

    Former Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admits they’ve never tried to hire Jose Mourinho in the past.

    Rummenigge revealed the details to RAI Sport.

    “A few years ago, Mourinho wanted to come to Germany to work at Bayern, but we felt he wasn’t the right man for the club.

    “Personally, he always made a good impression on me. I hope that he can find success at Roma, because he needs to win on a daily basis.”

    He added, “The philosophy of Bayern Munich has always been the same: have success, but with the books balanced. That is part of the culture of German football.

    “We might not make many big splashes on the transfer market, but we can win the Champions League even without spending huge sums, as we already proved.”

  • This season can be a painful one for body and soul – Mourinho

    This season can be a painful one for body and soul – Mourinho

    Roma coach Jose Mourinho says they need to buy in January after a poor first three months of the season.

    Mourinho was speaking after Sunday’s shock defeat to Venezia.

    “Until it becomes mathematically impossible, I want to keep saying fourth place is the target. Roma finished sixth or seventh the last few seasons, the club made an effort over the summer, but it was more reactive transfer activity than building,” he said.

    “I don’t think this squad is stronger than last season. We lost a lot of experience, we had to bring in players to replace those who left, many of them lack experience at this level.

    “As a coach with a three-year contract, this season can be a painful one for body and soul, but still a very, very important one for me to understand something I couldn’t have understood before I arrived. I already know more than I did two months ago.”

  • Serie A: Mourinho struggles as Venezia shock Roma

    Serie A: Mourinho struggles as Venezia shock Roma

    Jose Mourinho’s struggles at Roma continued as minnows Venezia came from 2-1 down to sink the Italian giants.

    Roma have won just one of their past seven matches and remain 12 points off leaders Napoli in Serie A.

    Mattia Caldara put the hosts in front in the third minute, before goals from Eldor Shomurodov and Tammy Abraham put Roma ahead at the break.

    Mattia Aramu’s penalty levelled the scores with David Okereke scoring the winner in the 74th minute.

    Roma have now lost four of their last seven matches, a run which includes a 6-1 defeat to Norweigen side Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League.

    Venezia’s victory was just their third of the campaign, and it was the first time they’ve scored more than two goals in a game this season.

  • Jose Mourinho criticises Tottenham for sacking Nuno

    Jose Mourinho criticises Tottenham for sacking Nuno

    Roma manager Jose Mourinho has criticised Tottenham for sacking Nuno.

    Nuno was relieved of his duties as Spurs boss on Monday after just 10 league games in charge, with Spurs winning five and losing five since the former Wolves boss became the first full-time Tottenham coach since Mourinho’s sacking in April.

    Mourinho told Sky Italia: “Nuno Espirito Santo did a great job at Wolverhampton, not in a year or a few months, but in four or five years.

    “I can say that now (Tottenham) have a very good coach, but even before they had a very good coach.”

    Mourinho’s comments appear to also be a dig at new Spurs boss Antonio Conte, with the Special One a major rival of the Italian coach during their time at Manchester United and Chelsea respectively.

  • Mourinho’s Roma suffer 6-1 defeat in Europa Conference League

    Mourinho’s Roma suffer 6-1 defeat in Europa Conference League

    Jose Mourinho suffered one of his biggest defeats of his coaching career as AS Roma stumbled to a shock 6-1 loss at Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night.

    Erik Botheim and Ola Solbakken scored twice each for the home side, who led 2-1 at halftime and ran rampant in the second period to stun the Italians.

    It was the first time in 1,008 games as a coach that a Mourinho side conceded six goals or more.

    He did rest a number of first-team regulars, perhaps in anticipation of a comfortable night, and was made to pay.

    “I decided to play with this line-up, so the responsibility is mine,” the 58-year-old Portuguese told reporters.

    “I did it with good intentions, to give an opportunity to those who work hard and to rotate the squad on a synthetic pitch in cold weather.

    “I never disguised the fact we were a squad with real limitations. We have 13 players who represent one team, the others are on a different level.

    “We lost against a team that showed more quality on the night. It’s that simple.”

    The defeat may not have been quite as painful for Mourinho as Real Madrid’s humiliating 5-0 loss to Barcelona in 2010.

    But Roma, who started the Europa Conference League with two wins, are now in second in the group on six points, one behind Bodo/Glimt.

  • Serie A: I respect Jose Mourinho a lot – Allegri

    Serie A: I respect Jose Mourinho a lot – Allegri

    Juventus coach Max Allegri says they meet Roma today in top shape.

    However, Allegri will delay naming his starting XI as he considers how to approach the game.

    “Clear ideas are big words,” Allegri said at a press conference. “Today, for the first time, I see the whole team together.

    “The Europeans returned between Wednesday and Thursday, while the South Americans arrived yesterday. Let’s see what we’ll do. I’ll decide in the morning.

    “Juventus vs. Roma is always a great match where there has often been controversy. There’s [Jose] Mourinho, who has given them character. They are ahead of us, and we must score points to not fall behind the best in the championship.

    “We need to prepare well and turn the switch back on immediately after the break.”

    Allegri says he’s looking forward to facing Jose Mourinho again.

    “Mourinho is a coach who has won a lot and I respect him a lot,” Allegri added. “It’s in his character to, every now and then, do like he did with Manchester a few years ago.

    “Moreover, that gesture of the ears with Manchester United he did it at the end of Juventus’ most beautiful games. In the end, nobody remembers it because we lost.

    “It pleases me to have a coach of his value back in Italy.”