Jose Mourinho won't punish Pepe ![]()
Posted on 01/23/2012
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will not punish Pepe for stomping on the hand of Barcelona's Lionel Messi, saying that the defender's apology was sufficient.
"The player has spoken and that is enough," the Portuguese manager said Saturday after including Pepe on his squad for Sunday's home game against Athletic Bilbao.
Real Madrid lost 2-1 Wednesday to Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal. Mourinho said after the game that if Pepe had stepped on Messi's hand intentionally, it would be "punishable."
The following day Pepe issued a statement on Madrid's website saying the stomp was "unintentional."
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