JOSE MOURINHO was forced to watch Roma's last-gasp victory over Spezia from the team bus, after being slapped with a stadium ban.

The 58-year-old was left apoplectic during his side's recent 2-2 draw with Verona and was sent off for his protests.

Mourinho lost the plot with the officials on the day, booting the ball away and allegedly accusing them of being SPIES.

The Portuguese was subsequently slapped with a two-game stadium ban, with Italian paper La Stampa reporting that he'd told the ref: "They sent you here on purpose, Juventus sent you."

Mourinho watched his side from the comfort of the bus this week, and his side were not on the wrong side of refereeing decisions.

Lowly Spezia were reduced to ten-men on the stroke of half-time when Kelvin Amian was harshly shown a second yellow card after Lorenzo Pellegrini threw himself to the turf.

The Serie A minnows held firm with a man fewer than their more illustrious counterparts, only for their hard work to be undone by yet another moment of controversy.

They thought they had just about secured a point, when they scrambled the ball clear after Roma had struck the crossbar deep into stoppage time.

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But following a lengthy VAR check the referee opted to award a spot kick for a high boot.

Ex-Chelsea ace Tammy Abraham kept his composure to slot the ball home and secure his side all three points.

Abraham, 24, has bagged an impressive 19 goals so far this season – but they haven't been enough to catapult Mourinho's inconsistent side into the top four places.

Roma are sixth in the Serie A table – six points behind fourth-placed Juventus.

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