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He has been quiet for a number of weeks but Roberto Mancini is not a man to be silenced for long. In truth it doesnâÂÂt take much to get him started and so when he was asked to comment on
Francesco Totti getting away with nothing more than a 1000 euro fine for telling the referee not once but three times âÂÂwhere to goâ he couldnâÂÂt wait to get torn into the
foul-mouthed pup. âÂÂHe should have been sent-off,â stated a stony-faced Mancio. âÂÂIf Antonio Cassano had been in his place and acted the same way, he would have received at least a
five-match ban - end of story.â _RARELY DOES A WEEK GO BY WITHOUT A ROBERTO MANCINI WHINGE _ Well, of course, it wasnâÂÂt but it was certainly mission accomplished. AS Roma had been
hoping the matter would blow over after Luciano Spalletti basically got down on his knees and begged for leniency for his captain. Totti had spat his foul tirade at Nicola Rizzoli after he
felt the official had been man-marking him when he blazed a shot over bar from inside the area during RomaâÂÂs game at Udinese on Sunday. The Giallorossi were trailing 1-0 at the time and
certainly tensions were running high in the Roman camp with goalkeeper Alexander Doni and, a man who could start an argument with his own shadow, Christian Panucci having a heated discussion
on who was to blame for the home sideâÂÂs goal. Even with the referee in close proximity, a player of TottiâÂÂs quality should have buried the chance but someone had to be blamed and why
not the timid-looking man in black. A trembling Rizzoli finally produced a yellow card leaving everyone apart from the rose-tinted wearing Romans to call foul. Udinese coach Pasquale Marino
told _Tuttosport_: âÂÂItâÂÂs a pity people try and sweep this incident under the carpet.â Speaking to _Gazzetta dello Sport_, Atalanta boss Luigi Del Neri complained that there were two
different sets of rules for âÂÂthe haves and have-notsâ and that his side were very much the latter claiming his men had the most red cards from the least fouls. You may like _TOTTI IN
ACTION AGAINST UDINESE BEFORE THE REF GOT IN THE WAY _ Of course, Totti is an angel in the capital and the Roman-based _Corriere dello Sport_ produced a handy breakdown of all the times
Inter players had berated officials while Roma legend and current club sporting director Bruno Conti basically told Mancini he should have a look in the mirror before making opening his
mouth about discipline on the pitch. And what of poor old Signore Rizzoli? Well, damned if you do, damned if donâÂÂt it would seem. Having failed to follow the letter of the law, he is set
for a ban of his own and possibly asked to hand in his whistle for the remainder of the season. Totti, for his part, will be back on the pitch at the weekend and with the title race still
very much on the boil maybe he will let his football do the talking from now on. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.