Furious Jose Mourinho waits in car park for ref Anthony Taylor and screams X-rated blast after Roma loss
JOSE MOURINHO waited in the car park for Anthony Taylor before labelling the referee a “f***ing disgrace” as Roma lost on penalties to Sevilla.
The Italians had taken the lead on the night before Sevilla made a second-half comeback and proceeded to win their seventh Europa League title via a shootout.
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But Mourinho, 60, was incandescent as he saw his perfect record in European finals come to an end.
A raging Mourinho needed to be held back on the touchline moments before the final whistle after Nemanja Matic falling to the floor fired up Sevilla’s bench, which in turn stirred Mourinho.
And following a 4-1 defeat in the shootout, which saw Roma players miss twice, the passionate Portuguese did not hold back against Taylor in the car park.
Mourinho went down to the car park of the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary to confront the English official.
There he could be heard shouting: “It’s a f***ing disgrace man. It’s a f***ing disgrace.”
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss then switched to Italian to swear “f*** off”.
Mourinho then approached the mini-bus taking the ref away from the stadium, where he said: “Congratulations, f***king disgrace.”
The Roma boss had been left unhappy with Taylor’s refereeing of the match.
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Mourinho, who was booked in the closing stages, said after the game: “Next year we won’t be playing the Champions League and that’s a good thing because we’re not made for it.
“And let’s hope that Taylor, only officiates games in the Champions League and does the same bull**** there that he did tonight, and not in the Europa League.”
The Serie A outfit were handed seven yellow cards throughout the final.
Roma were adamant Erik Lamela should have seen a second yellow following a cynical foul before he proceeded to score in the shootout, while they also had a penalty appeal waved away.
Gonzalo Montiel, the scorer of Argentina‘s final penalty in the World Cup final, even retook his final spot kick after Rui Patricio stepped off his line before it was taken.
Mourinho added: “It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish.
“It was yellow (on Lamela), 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.”
It is not the first time Mourinho has waited in the car park to vent his frustrations after a game.
He famously headed down to the Camp Nou car park to confront the ref following Real Madrid‘s Spanish Cup defeat to Barcelona in 2012.
The Roma boss’ fury was echoed by his players, with on-loan Leeds defender Diego Llorente blasting: “Today in all the dubious episodes, the yellow cards, the referee blew the whistle in favour of Sevilla.
“I am surprised because he is an international referee who has a great reputation.”
Mourinho, who has been in charge of the Giallorossi since July 2021, revealed he is yet to make a decision on his future.
He said: “I am going on vacation on Monday. If we have time to talk about it before Monday, we will.
“If not, I will go on vacation and then we’ll see. I have to fight for these lads and therefore not say objectively that I will remain.
“I am a serious man. I told the owners a few months ago that if I had some contact with other clubs, they would be the first to know. I would always be honest and direct.
“I spoke to the club in December when I had that approach from the Portuguese national team.
“I have not had any contact with anyone else since then. I have a year left on my contract and this is the situation.”
Mourinho has been sent off three times in Serie A this season and will miss Roma’s final game through suspension from five bookings.