José Mourinho has lashed out at Bodø/Glimt’s artificial grass after AS Roma lost 2-1 to the Norwegian club last night. Gianluca Mancini was injured and according to the Portuguese coach that had only one cause.
,,I don’t want to use it as an excuse for anything, but we suffered a major injury today. An injury due to plastic fields. That is something beyond our control. It is determined that European competitions can be played on plastic fields and then we have to play on plastic fields,” Mourinho said. BT Sport conditions in northern Norway.
Mancini was forced to change in the second half. After that, AS Roma got the 2-1 around the ears in the first leg of the quarterfinals in the Conference League. ,,I’m most worried about Mancini after this game. It’s worrisome. Something caused by this plastic field,” Mourinho repeated to other media.
Due to the 2-1 defeat, AS Roma has already lost twice to the Norwegian opponent this season. In the group stage of the Conference League it was no less than 6-1 for Bodø/Glimt. In Rome it was 2-2 at the time, a result that will not be sufficient for Mourinho and his associates in the return to reach the semi-finals. “We lost 2-1 but we still have a second game in front of our fans so I have no problem saying that I think we are the favorites to reach the semi-finals,” said Mourinho.
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