Disgusted Jose Mourinho instantly chucks Europa League runner-up medal into crowd as Roma boss makes one young fan’s day
SERIAL winner Jose Mourinho did not enjoy the Europa League final at all – but did make one Roma fan’s day despite the disappointment.
Roma opened the scoring through Paulo Dybala in the first half before an own goal from Gianluca Mancini took the game to penalties, where Sevilla won 4-1.
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The result saw Mourinho‘s 100 per cent record in European finals crash and burn at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Following the trophy ceremony, Mourinho threw away his runner-up medal.
The Portuguese tactician chucked the medal into the crowd to one young fan, who was pictured smiling with the medal afterwards.
However, while this was happening, Mourinho was on the warpath.
The 60-year-old confronted referee Anthony Taylor in the stadium’s car park after the game, labelling him a “f***king disgrace” for what he deemed to be a performance that “seemed Spanish”.
Following the game, Mourinho said: “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.”
He also fumed about the lack of a second yellow for his former player Erik Lamela, adding: “It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish.
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“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.”
Mourinho also needed to be held back on the touchline in the closing stages of extra time after a negative reaction from Sevilla’s bench to Nemanja Matic falling to the floor stirred up the Roma boss.
Following the final defeat, his overall record now stands at 18 wins from 22 finals, still giving him a mighty 82 per cent win rate.
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss also appeared to hint he may leave Roma at the end of the season.
Speaking 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 in charge of the Serie A outfit since July 2021, but will miss their final game of the season due to suspension thanks to five yellow cards.
