Atletico Madrid mock Mourinho over referee complaints

Atletico Madrid hit back at Jose Mourinho after he brought printed screenshots to his post-derby news conference.

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What happened. After Real Madrid's 2-1 derby defeat by Atletico on Sunday, Jose Mourinho complained about refereeing decisions and brought printed screenshots to his news conference. On Monday, Atletico Madrid responded on X with posts mocking Mourinho and using the hashtag #StopAcosoArbitralYA, meaning 'stop referee harassment now'.

• Mourinho believed Atletico should have had two red cards in the first half.
• Atletico's posts received two million views on X within two hours.
• Real's match report called the loss due to 'dreadful refereeing' by Ortiz Arias.

“We can skip the press conference because the story of the match is right here”

— Jose Mourinho

Atletico often use social media to hit back at rivals, having previously mocked Barcelona over Julian Alvarez.

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