Mourinho baffled by Totti's fine

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has expressed his disbelief that Roma captain Francesco Totti escaped severe punishment for the provocative gestures he made at fans of relegation-threatened Lazio on Sunday.

Totti repeatedly goaded Biancoceleste supporters after Roma’s 2-1 win in the Eternal City derby but was only fined 20,000 euros by the Italian football league and did not receive a suspension.

“I got a three-week ban for my handcuffs gesture and the one who has done thumbs-down gestures gets just a fine,” Mourinho said after Inter’s 3-1 triumph over Barcelona in the Champions League.

“It’s incredible, it’s better to talk about the Champions League.”

Earlier this year, Mourinho was hit with a 40,000-euro fine and given a three-match ban in Serie A for a handcuffs gesture during a goalless draw against Sampdoria.

Lazio duo Mauro Zarate and Roberto Baronio were fined 8,000 and 5,000 euros respectively for their behaviour at the end of the derby.

Roma lead the Serie A standings by one point from Inter with four games remaining.

Roma host Sampdoria on Sunday while Inter take on Atalanta at the San Siro 24 hours earlier.

Lazio, meanwhile, visit Genoa this weekend holding a three-point advantage over the drop zone.