Maurizio Sarri has insisted Chelsea will âaccept the consequencesâ of coach Marco Ianniâs improper conduct charge from the Football Association.
Blues backroom staff member Ianni goaded Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho on the Stamford Bridge touchline in Saturdayâs 2-2 Premier League draw.
Chelsea manager Sarri admitted he does not know what punishment Ianni could face, but promised the club would accept any sanction.
Sarri pledged to hand coach Ianni a shot at redemption, while also reiterating his apology to Manchester United and Mourinho.
âFirst of all as I said after the match, we were wrong,â said Sarri. âI was there when Marco spoke to Mr Mourinho.
âHe said sorry immediately and it was really very important I think that he realised he was wrong.
âAnd so I think that I want to give him another opportunity. Because I know very well the man, I know very well that he was really sorry.
âAnd he realised the mistake, everybody I think can make a mistake.
âBut you need to learn from the mistake. And so I think he will be able to do this. I know very well the man, so I am sure.
âFor the FA I donât know, I havenât experienced that here.
âI donât know the consequences, but we were wrong so we have to accept the consequences.â
Asked what punishment Chelsea would impose internally, Sarri replied: âI donât know. If I want to give him another opportunity, the opportunity will be a full opportunity.
âBut I donât know. I want to respect the decision of the FA and then we will decide.
âI think everybody has to learn from their mistakes.
âI think that now like a man I am better than when I was 35.
âOtherwise I am a stupid man, if I am not able to learn from my mistakes I think that I am stupid.â
Sarri also revealed Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard would miss Thursdayâs Europa League clash against BATE Borisov with a back injury.
Chelsea are working to have Hazard fit in time for Sundayâs Premier League trip to Burnley.
âTomorrow he (Hazard) is out for sure,â said Sarri. âHe has a back problem. We are trying to solve the problem for Sunday.â
Sarri expects to rotate his resources to face BATE, but fears a bigger problem lying in wait for Sundayâs Burnley trip.
âThis match is not a big problem, because we have to play after five days, from the last match,â said Sarri.
âThe problem will be on Sunday, because on Sunday we will play after 65 hours. So we need to change some of them.
âFor example Jorginho we need to rest now, because he played 90 minutes the two matches with international team (Italy), and then he played for 100 minutes in the last match. Itâs time to rest for him.
â(Andreas ) Christensen I think will be on the pitch, Loftus (Ruben Loftus-Cheek) maybe.â