Jose Mourinho FUMES at the decision to deduct 10 points from Juventus

Roma boss Jose Mourinho has labelled as a ‘joke’ in a fiery post-match interview. 

The Portuguese manager oversaw his side’s 2-2 draw with Salernitana on Monday night, which has left the Europa League finalists sitting sixth in the Serie A table. 

However, it was Mourinho’s comments after the match that made headlines, as the Roma boss took aim at league officials over ‘

Earlier in the day, the Old Lady were hit with a 10 point deduction, after having their following a verdict handed down by the Italian Federal Court of Appeal.

As a consequence, Juventus dropped down to 7th in the table – one place behind Mourinho’s Roma –  and, in turn, freed up a potential Champions League spot.

However, Roma’s recent league results mean their chances of finishing in the top four have dwindled, yet Mourinho insists his team’s ‘approach’ would have changed, had they known about the deduction.

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It’s clear that against Monza and Bologna, Mourinho opted to field a weakened side given their Europa League semi-finals that followed either game. 

They were held to draws in both matches but Mourinho clearly suggests things would have been different if they were aware of the impending point deduction. 

Chaos initially broke out in November of last year when the amid charges of false accounting.

News of Juventus being investigated then broke in January when they were handed

That ruling was revoked in April by Italy’s highest sporting court,who decided to reinstate Juventus’ previous points tally while an investigation got underway.

Now, the rollercoaster legal battles have temporarily concluded with prosecutors deciding that a new 10-point deduction should be applied.

As a result, the Old Lady dropped from 2nd down to 7th in the Serie A table, throwing any hopes of qualifying for European football into jeopardy. 

In a statement published on Monday evening, Juventus stated their intentions to fight the charges.

It read: ‘Juventus Football Club takes note of what was decided a short while ago by the FIGC Court of Appeal and reserves the right to read the reasons for evaluating a possible appeal to the Guarantee Board at the CONI.

‘What was ruled by the fifth instance of judgment in this affair, which began more than a year ago, arouses great bitterness in the club and in its millions of fans, who, in the absence of clear rules, find themselves extremely penalized with the application of sanctions that do not seem to take into account the principle of proportionality. 

‘While not ignoring the need for speed, to which Juventus has never shirked during the proceedings, it is emphasized that these are facts that have yet to be judged by the natural judge.’

The public prosecutor’s office initially requested an 11-point deduction in a hearing that got underway on Monday morning in Rome.

They additionally called for eight-month bans to be handed to seven former directors in Pavel Nedved, Enrico Vellano, Paolo Garimberti, Assia Grazioli Venier, Daniela Marilungo, Caitilin Mary Hughes, and Francesco Roncaglio. 

To make matters worse, their recent misery was compiled by on Monday evening.