Head coach of Roma Jose Mourinho he told a story that happened in December 2008, when he was managing Inter, and a Brazilian defender played under his guidance Maicon.
I remember the match against Siena. Management said Maicon always received his fifth yellow card at Christmas for going on holiday to Brazil. I approached him and told him that if he had gotten a yellow card he wouldn’t have gone on holiday, I’m not an idiot.
He asked if he scored, could he go on holiday? I said, “No, only if you score two.” In the match against Siena Maicon scored two goals and was booked for taking off his shirt while celebrating the second goal. He went on vacation. I also gave him an extra week of vacation.
In December 2008, Inter beat Siena away with a score of 2:1 thanks to Maicon’s brace. The Brazilian scored the second goal at the end of the second half.
