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Felix Keith

FOUND: Jose mourinho hits back at roma critics after ordering his captain not to take penalty - You Need To See This

Jose Mourinho has defended his decision to prevent Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini from taking a penalty in the win over Udinese on Sunday.

Roma consolidated their position in the top four of Serie A with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Udinese at the Stadio Olimpico. Edoardo Bove opened the scoring before second-half strikes from Pellegrini and Tammy Abraham made sure of the points.

But despite picking up a third straight Serie A win to create a five-point gap to fifth place Inter Milan, Mourinho was forced to defend himself in his post-match interview. The Roma boss made the decision to take Pellegrini off penalties after he missed a critical one in the 1-0 defeat against Feyenoord in the first leg of the Europa Conference League quarter-final in midweek.

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