At the 96th minute of the match with Manchester United, Ross Barkley of Chelsea made the score 2:2. But the TV director forgot about the replay of the goal and was looking for close-ups, as Jose Mourinho got into a fight with someone who had fled to the sub-tunnel.

Who was that?

This is Marco Ianni, the second assistant of Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea. He is 36 years old and he came with a coach from Napoli. In the mid-2000s, Ianni's traces were found in Serie C, in the clubs of the third league, whose names would not tell anyone. Marco played as a central midfielder and rarely appeared on the field. In 2013, at the age of 31, he ended his career after winning the Serie D and switched to coaching. Already in 2016, Ianni joined Sarri at Napoli and moved with him to London two seasons later.

“The cohesion of our headquarters has led to an important approach to business. It helps to define some kind of unity of goals, with which work is easier, because you know all the advantages and disadvantages of each other and know how to overcome minor difficulties,” - Marco explained in an interview with Abruzzo Web.

His role in the team is not very clear, but in all Italian media Ianni is called the collaboratore tecnico - that is, the person responsible for the technical issues at headquarters.

What happened?

On a replay from a different perspective, it was noticeable that Ianni jumped out from behind Sarri, ran to the United technical zone and brightly celebrated Barkley's goal right in front of Mourinho’s nose.

In the photo of the moment when Marco returns to his place, you can see how an Italian with a special call shows the Special One: we made you. Apparently, José changed his face, because Ianni immediately slipped away into the tunnel, and the stewards and the fourth referee attacked José.

And then?

Mourinho was asked about the incident after the match. “I'm not annoyed by anything. After what happened, Sarri was the first to come and apologize. He said he would take care of it.

That young man already approached and also apologized. I answered him not to worry about it. At his age, I also made mistakes, but then I worked on myself,” - the Portuguese coach said.

Only here, Jose, this work does not affect the game Manchester United.