sport news Jose Mourinho threatens 'legal action' after being sent off for the third time ... trends now Jose Mourinho threatens legal action following his third red card of the season 'after being told by the fourth official to 'mind your own f****** business' and 'to go home' in Roma's shock defeat to Cremonese Jose Mourinho sent off for a third time this season as Roma lose to Cremonese The Portuguese boss was shown a red card for shouting at the fourth official Mourinho has claimed he could take legal action following his dismissal By Michael Pavitt For Mailonline Published: 09:55 GMT, 1 March 2023 | Updated: 09:57 GMT, 1 March 2023 Viewcomments Jose Mourinho has claimed he could pursue legal action after being sent off for a third time this season in Roma's shock 2-1 defeat to Cremonese. Mourinho was sent off in the opening moments of the second half following a clash with the fourth official. The Roma manager was sent off for dissent by referee Marco Piccinini and then proceeded to continue to point at the fourth official and insist 'It's him, it's him' in protest. Mourinho claimed after the match that fourth official Marco Serra had spoken to him 'the most incredible way'. ‘I need to understand if I can take any legal action,' Mourinho said in his post-match press conference. 'Piccinini gave me a red card, because unfortunately the fourth official does not have the capacity to understand what he said to me. Jose Mourinho has threatened legal action after being sent off for the third time this season Mourinho claimed fourth official Marco Serra had spoken to him in 'the most incredible way' ‘I want to find out if there is an audio recording. I don’t want to get into the fact that Serra is from Turin and on Sunday we are playing against Juventus. ‘For the first time in my career, a fourth official spoke to me in the most incredible way. It was unjustifiable. At the end of the game, I went to speak to them. ‘Piccinini, who was the fourth official in the last game when I was sent off, told me to apologise to Serra. I told Serra he should have the courage to explain what happened, but he had memory problems.’ An investigation has been opened into the incident by the Italian Football Federation, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. Both Mourinho and Serra will be contacted for their version of the events surrounding the red card. The dispute was sparked by an on-pitch clash between Roma's Marash Kumbulla and Cremonese's Frank Tsadjout. Mourinho asked Serra for an explanation, and was reportedly told to 'mind your own f**king business', leading to the altercation. Serra then allegedly said 'they all take the p*ss out of you, go home' to Mourinho, following his dismissal. Mourinho's team were already 1-0 down when he received his marching orders, after Frank Tsadjout had opened the scoring for relegation-threatened Cremonese. Leonardo Spinazzola levelled the game for Roma with just under twenty minutes to go, before a Daniel Ciofani penalty saw the home side take all three points - and record their first Serie A win for 27 years. The former Premier League winning boss had to watch the second half events from the stands, where he joined assistant Salvatore Foti, who himself was serving a touchline ban for using insults from when the two sides met in the Coppa Italia. Foti's presence in the stands allowed Mourinho to pull out one of his old tricks to communicate with the bench. Roma's shock defeat was a blow to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League Cremonese celebrated their first Serie A win of the season - and a first since March 1996 Rather than just phone down his instructions, he scribbled down notes and used his assistant to deliver his comments to the dugout. A win for Roma would have put them back into the Champions League spots, but they remain a point outside the top four, behind city rivals Lazio. Mourinho will now be absent for Sunday's crunch game against Juventus. They are also remain in contention for this season's Europa League, and face Spanish side Real Sociedad in the last 16 next month. As for Cremonese, the victory marked their first league win of the season and a first top flight win since March 1996. It's also the second time they've beaten Roma this season, after dumping Mourinho out of the Coppa Italia. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility