A furious Jose Mourinho lashed out at referee Ortiz Arias, claiming he was not qualified to officiate Sunday’s Madrid derby.
Mourinho ended up on the losing side as his 10-man Real Madrid lost 2-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano against fierce city rivals Atletico Madrid.
Still seething in the press conference, Mourinho arrived with printed out photos which showed, in his opinion, a series of major calls missed by the referee.
‘We could save ourselves the press conference,’ an irritated Mourinho began.
‘Here they are [shows photos of the possible red cards], two clear reds. It would have been 50 minutes of 11 against nine.
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