Angry Mourinho INSULTS referee Anthony Taylor in car park after Roma's Europa League final loss to Sevilla
A visibly angered Jose Mourinho told Anthony Taylor he was a "f****** disgrace" as he confronted the referee in the car park after the Europa League final.
Mourinho BLASTS Anthony Taylor
Mourinho's Roma lost to Sevilla on penalties to miss out on the Europa League trophy and a spot in next year's Champions League.
In response to Taylor's refereeing performance, Mourinho, in a video that has now gone viral, walks up to the referee in the stadium's underground parking garage. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss can be heard hurling insults at Taylor.
🇵🇹🤬 José Mourinho to referee Anthony Taylor & his team after the game: "It's a f**king disgrace!" (@tvdellosport) pic.twitter.com/c3ItBeFb9J
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Taylor demanded a retake in the penalty shootout, a decision made by VAR - which allowed Sevilla's Gonzalo Montiel to put away the winning penalty.
The Argentine defender had missed his original attempt but Roma goalkeeper Rui Patricio had stepped off his line, offering Montiel a reprieve.
Mourinho's comments
Mourinho was also adamant that Erik Lamela, who scored his penalty, should've been sent-off before the shootout as he accused Taylor of appearing to be Spanish.
“It was an intense, masculine, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time. The injustice is shown by the fact Lamela should’ve had a second yellow, he didn’t, and he converted a penalty in the shoot-out.”