Roma manager Jose Mourinho was seen confronting referee Anthony Taylor in the car park after his side's defeat in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Mourinho suffered his first loss in seven European finals when Sevilla defeated the Italian side on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time. — Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) However, it was an ill-tempered affair on both sides, with Taylor brandishing a total of 14 yellow cards — a record for a Europa League match.
After the match, a video shows Mourinho swearing at the Premier League referee in the car park and calling him a «f--king disgrace.» The Portuguese coach fumed at Taylor in his postmatch news conference for not awarding a penalty kick to Roma for a perceived handball during the second half — as well as a number of other decisions he thought the referee mishandled. «The referee seemed like he was Spanish,» Mourinho said. «The result was not fair, and there are a lot of instances to reexamine.» Mourinho added: «This is a European final, and with this kind of refereeing, it is hard to accept.
If we talk about refereeing situations, it's not two or three: it is many, quite apart from the big decisions. Those of us who have been in football a long time realise immediately what is going on. »[Lorenzo] Pellegrini falls in box and given a yellow card; [Lucas] Ocampos did exactly the same thing and he doesn't get one.