Jose Mourinho called Europa League Final referee Anthony Taylor a “f***ing disgrace” in a tense confrontation after Roma missed out on back-to-back continental cups against Sevilla last night.
Roma fell agonisingly short of winning their third European trophy after losing 4-1 on penalties against Los Nervionenses at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
The self-proclaimed ‘Special One’, who was booked during the game, was incandescent after the final whistle was blown.
Mourinho, 60, began hammering Taylor, 44, in English in the stadium's car park.
Sevilla's Gonzalo Montiel during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg match at Old Trafford
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He then switched between other languages to make his feelings known.
Mourinho said: “It’s a f***ing disgrace man. Rosetti knew it wasn’t a penalty.
“But you weren’t able to figure it out for yourself. F**k off. F***ing crooks man.”
Taylor controversially allowed Sevilla to retake a penalty after VAR indicated that Roma goalkeeper Rui Patricio was not standing on his own line when he saved the shot.
Roma's Paulo Dybala scores their side's first goal of the game during the UEFA Europa League Final at the Puskas Arena, Budapest
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Mourinho was also adamant that former Spurs forward Erik Lamela should have been shown a red card before finding the back of the net in the shootout.
The match ended level-pegging at 1-1 after normal time.
Argentine international Paolo Dybala broke the deadlock for Roma in the 35th minute as the side from the Italian capital hoped to emulate last year’s Conference League victory against Feyenoord.
However, Mourinho’s club conceded early in the second half as the ball deflected off Italian centre-half Gianluca Mancini.
Ex-Spurs player Erik Lamela lifting the Europa League trophy
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The own goal was the first Mourinho has conceded in a continental cup final since Henrik Larsson bagged a brace for Celtic in the Glasgow side’s 3-2 defeat to Porto in 2003.
The Europa League Final went to extra-time and eventually penalties.
Gonzalo Montiel, who also scored the winning penalty for Argentina against France in Qatar a few months ago, took the cup back to Andalusia after tucking away Sevilla’s decisive fourth spot kick following a retake.
As a result of last night’s defeat, Mourinho was handed his second career defeat in a continental cup final - having lost the UEFA Super Cup to Bayern Munich in 2013.
Roma manager Jose Mourinho walks off after being presented with his runner up medal following defeat in the UEFA Europa League Final at the Puskas Arena
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Mourinho previously led Porto, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Roma to European success.
But the Portuguese gaffer failed to earn continental silverware as manager of Chelsea, Real Madrid or Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Mourinho remains one of the most successful managers in cup finals, winning 18 out of 22 clashes.
