The ‘special one’, Jose Mourinho, was shown a straight red card during Roma’s 5-2 defeat to Real Betis in a heated pre-season friendly on Saturday.
A fiery Roma manager went a step too far to vent his frustration at a refereeing decision on Saturday and was dismissed along with midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini when he marched into the field of play.
Following his dismissal, things fell apart.
Roma’s discipline disintegrated as they eventually finished the match with just eight men on the pitch.
Daily Mail reported the game was tied at 2-2 when Alex Moreno put the La Liga side in front in peculiar circumstances just before the hour mark.
The 28-year-old was through on goal after Roma defender Roger Ibanez accidentally deflected a cross onto his own crossbar, however, Moreno slipped as he went to contest the ball and eventually bundled it over the line using his left arm.
Unfortunately, the referee allowed the goal to stand, which lead the Italian side to surround him and Mourinho followed suit to join in with the protestations.
Their action prompted the ref to give the manager and Pellegrini a marching leaving a hapless Roma to further self implode.
As the game progressed, Gianluca Mancini and Rick Karsdorp were also the recipients of red cards to leave the Serie A side with just eight players on the pitch.
As expected, Betis made their numerical advantage count by scoring another two goals sealing a 5-2 win in the process.
Remarkably the incident was the third such on-field skirmish in which Roma have been involved in their last two matches.
Roma are due kick-off their Serie A campaign at home to Fiorentina on August 22.
