José Mourinho lives one of his most delicate moments in his career as a coach since he arrived at Roma. His team fell in the Coppa Italia against Lazio, his biggest rival, in a match that meant a tremendous blow for the Portuguese. His future is up in the air.
“This could be the beginning of the end,” they said in Italy about the Roma coach after the cup result. The reality is that the team from the capital is going through a complicated stage. Eliminated in the Coppa Italia, one victory in the last five games in Serie A (out of European positions) and having to play the Europa League qualifying round against a Feyenoord in great form.
With a contract until 2024, Mourinho’s future at Roma is in doubt, with the coach and the Friedkins, owners of the club, more distant than ever. “We talk a lot, almost every day, but never about the contract and the future,” the Portuguese explained recently. However, from Italy the press points out that there is a lack of dialogue between them and that Wednesday’s defeat could leave incurable wounds.
As if that were not enough, what lies ahead for the former Real Madrid coach is not easy at all. The next game, with all eyes on Mou, will be against Milan, nothing more and nothing less than in San Siro. A match of maximum difficulty that could further aggravate Roma’s crisis and leave the Portuguese very affected.