Emotions in the Wednesday quarter -final match of the Turkish Cup between Fenerbahce Istanbul and Galatasaray Istanbul There was a lot. However, they were not only sports. The players jumped into their throats in the end, which resulted in four red cards. Jose Mourinho saw the fifth, though after the last whistle. Cameras registered, like a Portuguese, leaving the pitch, he approached the coach of Rivals Okana Buruk and grabbed his nose. He immediately fell to the ground, like a lightning. The media wrote about this event and emphasized that this is not the first time the Fenerbahce coach “attacked” someone. Now Mourinho employer referred to the matter.
Fenerbahce reveals the backstage of the incident from Mourinho and Buruk. Portuguese allegedly provoked
On Thursday evening, Fenerbahce issued a special message in the case. And as you might expect, he stood up for his own trainer. It also revealed the facts unknown from this incident. In their opinion, Mourinho was provoked by … Buruk. And it was the rival that was responsible for the incident, although the judge did not stick any card.
“Okan Buruk stood at our trainer when he talked to the arbitrators. He did it allegedly to clarify their hands, but by the way he provoked Mourinho with gestures and words. Ba, he also had the audacity to send disregarding gestures towards him” – we read in the message on X.
And how did the club refer to Mourinho's behavior? He did not rebuke his own coach's behavior, but laughed at Buruk. “Our trainer responded to these provocations and for a moment touched the rival's nose. And he suddenly threw himself to the ground, doing it in an exaggerated way. (…) Public opinion knows perfectly well how senseless and irresponsible is the behavior of a person who touches his nose, after which he throws himself to the ground and writes for several seconds” – we read.
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Mourinho can be afraid?
However, Fenerbahce's statement may not protect Mourinho from serious consequences. A seemingly innocent gesture can work with a solid penalty for the Portuguese, which was written by hurriyet.com.tr. It turns out that the case was handed over to the disciplinary committee of a professional footballer. If the authority decides that there has been “uninteresting behavior”, then Mourinho can count on a fairly mild penalty. However, if he is accused of “assault”, he may not appear on the coaching bench for a long time.
Fenerbahce fell off the further competition in the Turkish Cup. All he had left in the league, because the club said goodbye at the 1/8 finals with European competitions. In the Super Liga, the Mourinho team ranks second with a loss of six points to Galatasaray, but also one meeting played less.