Fiorentina Vs AS Roma 2-0, Jose Mourinho The Scapegoat For VAR

AS Roma coach, Jose Mourinho. (Twitter/@OfficialASRoma)

JAKARTA - AS Roma must recognize Fiorentina's superiority when the two teams meet at the Artemio Franchi, Tuesday, May 10 in the morning of GMT+7 (Indonesian Time). In that match, the Wolves of Rome were defeated by a score of 0-2.

AS Roma's goal has been broken since the fifth minute. The host's first goal was scored by Nicolas Gonzalez through a penalty.

Six minutes later, it was Giacomo Bonaventura's turn to score against AS Roma. This was the last goal scored in that match.

After the match, AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho blamed VAR for his team's defeat. He said Rick Karsdorp's action was not a violation.

"An explanation... we have been waiting for an explanation for a long time and we don't have one," Mourinho told DAZN, as reported by Football Italia.

"I've seen the footage, it was a touch, not a foul. The referee was nearby and didn't award a penalty. In the VAR room, Banti (the referee in the room) intervened," he continued.

Mourinho questioned why VAR had to be used when the referee was not far from the scene. "This is the explanation we wanted and didn't have," said Mourinho.

However, the former Real Madrid and Inter Milan coach admitted, Fiorentina played better in this match. He also said the hosts deserved to win.

In addition, he revealed the condition of his team who were exhausted after playing in the semifinals of the Conference League, a few days earlier. Jose Mourinho did not deny that the AS Roma players lacked energy, both physically and mentally, in the match against Fiorentina.