Thursday, April 22, 2010

Serie A - Mourinho baffled by Totti's fine

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has expressed his disbelief that Roma captain Francesco Totti escaped severe punishment for the provocative gestures he made at fans of relegation-threatened Lazio on Sunday.

Totti repeatedly goaded Biancoceleste supporters after Roma's 2-1 win in the Eternal City derby but was only fined €20,000 by the Italian football league and did not receive a suspension.

Earlier this year, Mourinho was hit with a €40,000 fine and given a three-match ban in Serie A for a handcuffs gesture during a goalless draw against Sampdoria.

Lazio duo Mauro Zarate and Roberto Baronio were fined €8,000 and €5,000 respectively for their behaviour at the end of the derby.

Roma lead the Serie A standings by one point from Inter with four games remaining. They host Sampdoria on Sunday while Inter take on Atalanta at the San Siro 24 hours earlier.




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