Jose Mourinho’s Last Home Loss
You will need to go back to February 23, 2002 to remind the Special One of his last domestic home defeat. At that time, Jose Mourinho was in charge of giants FC Porto and he had to guide his team against Beira Mar in the Portuguese Liga.
The controversial encounter saw Jorge Andrade pick up a 25th minute red card for a foul on Beira Mar’s Bruno Ribeiro; the visitors didn’t fail to capitalise on Porto’s weakness through the resulting free-kick which was successfully converted by Cristiano Rocha.
A few moments after the second period went underway, Fary Faye made it 2-1 for Beira Mar after Porto’s Benny McCarthy had found an equalizer late in the first half. Troubles piled up on Jose Mourinho’s men when Deco followed Jorge Andrade for an early shower, with roughly 15 minutes remaining in the game.
Being down to 9 men, Mourinho struggled to organize his team. Carlos Paredes levelled the score line for the host, but if he thought that he had stolen a point away from Beira Mar, Fary Faye proved him wrong with an 85th minute winner. It was a bitter day for Jose Mourinho which in fact marked his last domestic home defeat since then. The video below, which dates from last year, shows highlights of Porto’s 3-2 defeat to Beira Mar.
Statistics: Jose Mourinho’s 9-Years Unbeaten Home Record In Numbers
Since the Beira Mar defeat, Jose Mourinho has transformed into a master and commander of home battles. Porto (who then recovered), Chelsea, Internazionale and Real Madrid have all benefited from the Special One’s special touch on home soil. Live Soccer TV presents you statistics of Mourinho’s unbreakable home record since February 2002.
Matches played: 147
Matches won: 122
Matches drawn: 25
Goals scored: 331
Goal allowed: 87
Jose Mourinho’s P-W-D-L home record at Porto: 38-36-2-0
Jose Mourinho’s P-W-D-L home record at Chelsea: 60-46-14-0
Jose Mourinho’s P-W-D-L home record at Inter: 38-29-9-0
Jose Mourinho’s P-W-D-L home record at Real Madrid: 11-11-0-0
Matches highlighting Jose Mourinho’s 9-years unbeaten record: 
August 2002: Porto 2-2 Belenenses – a 97th minute equalizer from Edgaras Jankauskas saved the Special One’s record.
December 2006: Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal – a wonder goal from Michael Essien denied the Gunners from triumphing at Stamford Bridge.
January 2010: Inter 2-1 Juventus – a comeback through Lucio’s 71st minute equalizer and Mario Balotelli’s 90th minute winner cancelled Diego’s 10th minute opener as Inter reached the semis of the Coppa Italia.
December 2010: Real Madrid 8-0 Levante – a flurry of goals denied Levante of having any realistic chance of reaching the Copa del Rey’s quarter-final stage.
Jose Mourinho needs to guide Madrid to victory against Levante, Malaga, and Hercules to reach an unmatchable number of 150 home games without conceded defeat. But whereas the Special One keeps receiving praises from other coaches and football pundits around the world, some people may look at his 9-years unbeaten home run with a sarcastic smile as they would ask the names of the referees behind Mourinho’s feat. Like any other top achievement in football, Jose Mourinho's record will keep provoking never-ending debates.
