Mourinho send Adriano home from Friday's training, after the Brazilian showed up drunk at the session. A behavior which was repeated by the player on more than one occasion this season.

However, the Portuguese tactician refused to suspend Adriano, adding that he still have faith in the former Parma and Fiorentina hit man.

"Everyone deserves a second chance," Mourinho was quoted as saying by Calcio Italia.

"If Mihajlovic got a second chance after spitting at someone, why shouldn’t Adriano?"

It is worth noting that Mihajlovic was suspended for eight games when he was playing for Lazio in 2003, after spitting at Chelsea's Adrian Mutu in a UEFA Champions League game.

"The assistant manager of Inter is Giuseppe Baresi, but Mihajlovic 'The spitter' talks about this side more than he does. He makes it seem as if he still works here."