Roma

Roma have the worst xG in Serie A so far this season, meaning they are extraordinarily wasteful with their chances, whereas third-placed Udinese are the ...

[Lazio](/teams/lazio), [Spezia](/teams/spezia), [Milan](/teams/milan), Atalanta, Napoli, [Juventus](/teams/juventus), [Inter](/teams/inter), [Salernitana](/teams/salernitana) and Lecce are the other teams to have a positive xG. Jose Mourinho is right to complain his team are too wasteful upfront, as they have the worst xG in Serie A this season on -6.64. [Empoli](/teams/empoli), [Bologna](/teams/bologna), Cremonese, [Torino](/teams/torino), [Verona](/teams/verona), [Sampdoria](/teams/sampdoria), [Fiorentina](/teams/fiorentina), [Sassuolo](/teams/sassuolo), Monza and Roma. [Roma](/teams/roma) have the worst xG in Serie A so far this season, meaning they are extraordinarily wasteful with their chances, whereas third-placed [Udinese](/teams/udinese) are the most clinical finishers. On the other hand, those with a minus score are [Atalanta](/teams/atalanta) and [Napoli](/teams/napoli) joint top of the table, followed by Udinese.

Jose Mourinho is urging his Roma players to start diving, telling them to “be a clown” following his latest red card for appealing a penalty decision.

Post-match discussions with the officials, which came after a 1-0 defeat to Atalanta, confirmed to Mourinho that he requires those on the field to start being more theatrical. WHAT THEY SAID: The former Manchester United and Chelsea boss told reporters: "There was a very clear penalty. The fiery Portuguese coach was left fuming during his side’s latest Serie A outing as Nicolo Zaniolo was denied what he considered to be a nailed-on spot-kick.

Minister for Education Norma Foley today announces the opening of a tender process to undertake an independent evaluation of the STAR pilot project, ...

Partners in the project include: Department of Education, Tusla Education Support Service (TESS), the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) and Traveller and Roma representative organisations. The strategy takes a whole-of-government approach to bringing about real improvements in the quality of life for Travellers and Roma as well as improving public service engagement with Traveller and Roma communities in Ireland. Initially a 2-year pilot, the project has been extended to the end of June 2024.

Jose Mourinho was sent off after charging onto the pitch and exploding with rage at the referee in Roma vs Atalanta.

He screamed at the referee and had to be held back by security. The 59-year-old was also shown a red card in a pre-season match against Real Betis in 2021. He was sent off against Verona in February and was handed a two-game ban for making a gesture at the referee. He was subsequently shown a red card and was forced to make his way to the stands. That was his first goal of the season and just the second goal he has scored in his professional career. [Jose Mourinho ](https://www.givemesport.com/jose-mourinho)went ballistic at the referee and was shown a red card in [Roma’s ](https://www.givemesport.com/as-roma)Serie A clash against Atalanta on Sunday afternoon.

Roma boss Jose Mourinho said his players should dive to win more penalties after his side were denied a spot-kick in their 1-0 defeat to Atalanta.

"I asked the referee afterwards why, and asked him to be clear with me that it was because Zaniolo did not go down. [Paulo Dybala](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/164839/Paulo-Dybala) pulled out of the warm-up with injury, and Mourinho said his side missed the [Argentina](/soccer/team?id=202) international's incisive play. [Nicolo Zaniolo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/251388/Nicolò-Zaniolo) and Atalanta's [Caleb Okoli](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/284081/memeh-okoli).

With inflamed passions, an operatic atmosphere and a mid-plot act of treachery to rival anything produced by William Shakespeare, Rome's Stadio Olimpico on ...

Mourinho had failed to simmer down by the time a microphone was thrust in his direction. But, after an ambitious summer in the transfer market that included the signing of Paulo Dybala, there are increased expectations surrounding Roma this season. With Juventus in crisis and both Milan clubs making underwhelming starts to the season, Serie A has rarely felt so open. Mourinho was held back by the outstretched arms of a killjoy official in his best suit. But Mourinho knew exactly what he was doing by whipping the crowd into a frenzy, making himself the headline instead of Roma’s 1-0 defeat. While the referee deliberated over whether Zaniolo’s tumble warranted a penalty, Mourinho lept incandescently onto the pitch and waved his hands around in the manner of a toddler wanting its mother’s attention.

Roma boss Jose Mourinho has told his players to start diving after his side were denied a penalty against Atalanta on Sunday.

“There was a very clear penalty,” Mourinho said. The manner of his dissent? [After the worst 6-2 win ever, we have to ask – are Spurs good or sh*t or what? “If we can imagine this domination we had in the final third, with many chances created, we can speculate that with Paulo on the field it might’ve been different.” “So therefore I have to change my advice to my players, I have to tell them don’t try to stay on your feet, don’t play the ball, be a clown the way many who dive like they’re in a swimming pool do in this league, because that is evidently how you get penalties.” After the result, Mourinho suggested that the result might have been different if Zaniolo threw himself to the floor.