“I didn’t realize it on the pitch, but thanks to José for shutting them up“, added the coach, who evolved under the orders of the Portuguese at Inter Milan.
“He don’t have to thank me, I did it for a great man, a friend, I would do it for another“, replied Mourinho.
“I was often insulted in stadiums, I built myself a protective wall and I’m sure + Deki + (Stankovic, editor’s note) did the same thing. But he’s got kids, a family, and it wasn’t pretty“, he added.
“Our supporters are fantastic but I thought I had to follow my instinct, you don’t touch a friend“, concluded the Roma coach.
In the fall of 2021, the AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic had been insulted by similar choirs at the Stadio olimpico.
