Jose Mourinho, the coach of Roma, defended the defender Zalewski and the striker this Saturday. El Sharawi, whose names have been linked to the sports betting scandal in Italy, criticized the approach of the Portuguese press to the issue.
“I talked to Zalewski and we had a little laugh because I was the first one to talk to him and he didn’t even know what happened. Then I spoke to him and El Shaarawy again here,” the Portuguese coach began with a statement: quoted TuttoMercatoat the press conference dedicated to the reception in Monza, including Serie A.
This Thursday, Roma, in a statement, condemned the “repeated speculation” surrounding the two players. In this regard, Jose Mourinho complained about the “damage to the image of players if they are not guilty.”
The Gialorossi coach also noted the vitriol about the journalistic approach to this issue in the Portuguese press. “I’m sad that in Portugal the newspapers wrote that Mourinho’s player bet on the result. [desportivos]”, said the Portuguese.
Last Saturday newspaper Corriere dello Sport it turned out that the players Fagioli, Zaniolo, Tonali and Zalewski were involved in a “secret betting network” whose center of operations was WhatsApp. This Tuesday, the Italian Football Federation suspended the first player, the Juventus midfielder, for seven months.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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