The Sevilla-Roma Europa League final, played last night in Budapest, and won by the Spaniards on penalties, leaves behind a trail of controversy and risks costing the Special One dearly, particularly angry about how the referee Anthony Taylor directed the game. Numerous disputed episodes and doubts that, according to the coach and the Giallorossi fans, led to the defeat of the Capitoline team. Mourinho himself, after the press conference, seems to have insulted the referee and his assistants exclaiming: "You are a disgrace, a shame".
And today the referee Anthony Taylor, while he was at the airport in Budapest, together with his family, suffered a heavy aggression (and not only verbal), by some Giallorossi fans who recognized him. It all happened shortly after 19 p.m. The referee, back in England, was literally confronted openly with insults, choirs, whistles and objects because of the decisions taken, in fact, in the very long and exhausting game ended in penalties.
Numerous videos posted on social media by fans that crystallize these moments of tension. The referee, visibly shaken, tried to defend his daughter with his arms, and in the end he and the family were protected by an escort of officers who accompanied him to a safe area.
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Sevilla FC v AS Roma - 2022/23 UEFA Europa League Final
It's not just Mourinho who points the finger at the English whistle. Following the strong post-match controversy, the Giallorossi general manager, Tiago Pinto, also decided to comment when it happened: "We congratulate Sevilla on their success, their team fought hard, but I want to say clearly on behalf of the club that the refereeing conduct was not up to a final" underlining the lack of penalty for Roma and the red, not given, to Lamela. The foreign press, on the other hand, has harshly condemned Roma and in particular the work of its coach that they define as "horrible", because of the accusations against the referee Taylor.
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Sevilla FC v AS Roma - 2022/23 UEFA Europa League Final