Perotti was sent off less than half an hour into Roma’s 2-0 defeat to Udinese on Thursday, and Hugo was asked about the incident.

“It’s unusual to see football without fans,” he told Crack Deportivo.

“It doesn’t seem competitive to me and it doesn’t get me going, even if there have been some decent games. You saw how no-one protested Diego’s dismissal. It’s like a training session, it gets boring. I sent him a message and said: ‘If you feel like talking, call me.’ I know how he can react and how I would’ve reacted. He must be feeling annoyed, angry, bitter, sad".