Jose Mourinho was sent off as Roma earned a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Monza to move up to sixth in Serie A.

Roma clinched a dramatic 1-0 victory over Monza, with Stephan El Shaarawy notching the winner in the 90th minute at the Stadio Olympico. Despite close calls from Romelu Lukaku and Sardar Azmoun, who both struck the post for the hosts, Monza was reduced to 10 men for over 50 minutes following Danilo D’Ambrosio’s first-half red card.

In the dying moments of the game, Jose Mourinho was sent off after making ‘crying’ gestures towards the opposition bench. This vital win ended Monza’s five-match unbeaten streak and propelled Roma to within three points of Serie A leaders Napoli.

Mourinho, puzzled by his red card, expressed, “I don’t know why I received the red card; I merely made a gesture to the bench without uttering a word. We made several mistakes and endured a challenging match with limited technical quality but high emotions.”