Roma coach Jose Mourinho will serve a one-match suspension in Serie A after he was said to have made a "provocative" gesture towards the Monza bench.

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Mourinho provoked Monza benchWas shwon red card by refereeHit with one-match suspensionWHAT HAPPENED?

Mourinho was shown a red card by the referee in second-half stoppage time of the Serie A clash against Monza. The Portuguese coach made a 'cry-baby' gesture towards the opponents' bench minutes after his team took a late 1-0 lead through Stephan El Shaarawy.

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The fourth official spotted the insult from the Roma coach and he was subsequently sent off. Serie A's sports judge announced on Tuesday that the 60-year-old will not be allowed on the touchline in his side's next game. The ruling means Mourinho will miss Roma's trip to his former team Inter, where he spent two years and guided them to two Serie A titles and a Champions League crown.

WHAT THEY SAID

Mourinho admitted after the game that he provoked the Monza bench in his team's 1-0 win, saying to : "Maybe because I shut up and signalled to them that they were crying, but there were no offensive words. Last year, after an excellent match in Monza, some a good but inexperienced person had some nasty words towards us. Today they put on a show and pressure on the referee. I told them what I had to say to them, more honest than that… I congratulate them on the match."

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Mourinho will be in the dugout when Roma meet Slavia Prage in the Europa League on Thursday before his team make the trip to Milan.