Lorenzo Pellegrini has gone viral after channeling his inner-Jose Mourinho during Romaâs 1-0 win against Sampdoria on Sunday.Pellegrini was replaced late on as Mourinhoâs side continued their fine run of form - Roma have now gone nine games unbeaten in all competitions.Mourinhoâs debut season in charge of the Serie A club has been rather chaotic, but it will end on a high if heâs able to lead them to a top five finish or Europa League glory.
Mourinho was proud of the win
Their chances of finishing in the top five - and automatically qualifying for either the Europa League or Champions League - were boosted on Sunday thanks to Henrikh Mkhitaryanâs first-half goal.
âIt was a difficult match, itâs tough to play here, Marco Giampaoloâs sides always have a clear philosophy,â Mourinho told DAZN afterwards, per Football Italia.
âThe culture in Rome is that if you win the derby, you go into Paradise, if you lose itâs a total disaster, but we managed to keep our feet on the ground, focus on this game and get the victory.â
Pellegrini goes viral
Mourinho was proud of his teamâs performance, and he would have been very happy with Pellegriniâs actions when he was subbed off in injury time.
The Italian midfielder wasted time when he was brought off - removing his shin pads and even untying his shoe laces - so that he would earn a yellow card from the referee?
Why did Pellegrini want to get booked?
Why? Pellegrini wanted to get booked as he was one yellow away from a suspension.
Now, he will miss Romaâs game at home to Salernitana on April 10 - who are bottom of the table and shouldnât cause Mourinhoâs side any problems - and will be back for the important game against Napoli on April 18.
Roma also have a fixture coming up against title hopefuls Inter Milan that Pellegrini will want a clean slate for.
Letâs be honest, it wouldnât be a massive shock if Mourinho was behind Pellegriniâs intentional booking.
Mourinho has previous for this sort of thing
The Portuguese coach has proven time and time again heâs willing to do anything to gain an advantage, no matter how big or small.
Indeed, he even has previous when it comes to telling players to get carded...