Jose Mourinho caused trouble again, this time pinching Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk’s nose during Fenerbahce’s 2-1 defeat in the Istanbul derby and their exit from the Turkish Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night.
The match was marked by a dramatic finale. Which was caused by Mourinho’s own actions. And resulted in three red cards – one for Fenerbahce’s Mert Jandas and one for Galatasaray’s Kerem Demirbay and Baris Yilmaz. The heated moment
came when Mourinho walked onto the pitch and clashed with Buruk, the rival coach, and he appeared to be unhappy about something before pinching his nose.
Buruk fell to the ground, grabbing his nose and face, as players from both teams rushed to break up the chaos.
The referee eventually sent off three players in the second minute of stoppage time. While Mourinho was pull off the pitch by his coaching staff.
Although the Portuguese was not immediately punish in the game, there is a high chance. That he will be suspended retrospectively. As the incident quickly went viral on social media.
It was a hot end to a terrible night for Mourinho, who saw his team crash out of the Turkish Cup. Victor Osimhen scored twice for Galatasaray, while Sebastian Szymanski scored the only goal for Fenerbahce. The
feud between Mourinho and Buruc has been ongoing for a while. สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น Back in February, Mourinho even sued Galatasaray after they accused him of using racist language.
It happened after a goalless derby, when Mourinho was interviewed. And said Galatasaray were “jumping like monkeys”, which caused a lot of criticism.
In addition to being knocked out of the cup, Mourinho’s side are currently six points behind leaders Galatasaray in the league. Having played a game less.
This is not the first time Mourinho has had problems with opposition coaches. Back in 2011, when he was in charge of Real Madrid. He poked Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova in the eye, initially serving a two-game ban but the punishment was later lifted. It
wasn’t until 10 years later that Mourinho admitted his mistake and apologised to Vilanova, saying: “It was my fault. I shouldn’t have done that. It’s a memory that I’ve always had. Tito had nothing to do with it. I really apologise to him.”