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"The worst tournament in Europe", Mourinho controversy after the qualification: I do not understand this formula

2023-01-13 13:20:45, Sport CNA

Thanks to a goal from Paulo Dybala in the 64th minute, Roma secured a ticket to the quarter-final round of the Coppa Italia as they beat Genoa 1-0. However, after the challenge, there was no time to celebrate, as in the press conference the coach of the capitals, Jose Mourinho, started the controversy by speaking openly against the way of organizing the Italian Cup, stressing that the competition does not protect the small teams that participate.

"I would love to win the Italian Cup, I won it once here in Rome. But I would already love to win it in Rome with Rome. However, this does not change my opinion when I say that the Coppa Italia is the worst tournament in Europe. Small teams are not protected, it does not give hope to those who have a dream and I am not talking about Roma here. I'm talking about Torino, who after winning and eliminating the Champions of Italy (Milan), now have to play away from home again. Why? Because in the last season, Fiorentina ranked better than them in the championship.

I don't understand this, if I had a smaller team, I wouldn't invest at all for the Italian Cup. Why should I be motivated? Playing outside because that's what the calendar decides, where is the beauty of this competition? Isn't it nice to go play on the pitch of Serie C to a full stadium? We play the next match either against Cremonese at home, or in Naples.

We will try to win in both cases. It may even happen that we lose like last season, but there is no problem. "Playing in three competitions is difficult, everyone wants to win the Italian Cup, but we at Roma only aim to win the next game," said Mourinho.





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