José Mourinho has never lost a home Serie A game in his career and now holds Serie A’s longest unbeaten home run since the three points per win era was introduced in the 1994/1995 season, IgbereTV reports.
The Only One returned to Serie A after leaving then European Champions (Internationale) in 2010, signing a three-year deal with Roma in May this year.
Earlier in the season, Mourinho had already leapfrogged Fabio Capello, who managed 38 Serie A games unbeaten at home as a Roma coach between 2000 and 2002, and now surpasses Serie A’s 41-match unbeaten home record set by Massimiliano Allegri’s in his first stint as Juventus boss between 2015 and 2017.
Mourinho spent two seasons at Inter, winning two Serie A titles and the treble in his last season with 29 wins and 9 draws in 38 league games at home, not losing any. He has continued with his Roma side with home wins against Fiorentina (3-1), Sassuolo (2-1), Udinese (1-0) and Empoli (2-0).
The former Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United boss went 150 home league games unbeaten with four different clubs (Porto, Chelsea, Inter and Real Madrid) between 2002 and 2011.
Jose Mourinho sets another record.
He sets the record for the longest home unbeaten run in Serie A history, at 42 matches, beating Max Allegri’s record of 41 matches.
42 – José #Mourinho stay unbeaten for 42 consecutive home Serie A games: establishing the record for a manager in the three points per win era (since 1994/95) in the Italian top-flight. Special.
