Terrified ref Anthony Taylor mobbed by furious Roma fans in airport before police steam in after Europa controversy
ROMA fans have mobbed Anthony Taylor as he went to Budapest International Airport after the Europa League final.
The referee took charge of the game between the Italian outfit and Sevilla.
https://twitter.com/momo50SSL/status/1664333852376965137Anthony Taylor was swarmed by Roma fans at Budapest International Airport[/caption]
Many unhappy supporters could be heard chanting at himhttps://twitter.com/momo50SSL/status/1664333852376965137
https://twitter.com/momo50SSL/status/1664333852376965137One fan even threw a chair once he had been escorted into another room[/caption]
AlamyTaylor officiated the Europa League final between Roma and Savilla[/caption]
AlamyJose Mourinho was fuming with Taylor’s performance[/caption]
The Spanish side won the trophy after a tense 1-1 draw was followed by a 4-1 penalty shootout.
However, Taylor did not win over many fans as he gave Gonzalo Montiel another chance to take his winning penalty after Rui Patricio’s encroachment.
The official also denied Roma two penalty kicks in the game, he also waved away protests for two penalties for the Italians.
Mourinho was fuming with the decision and lashed out at the official after the game, branding him a “f***ing disgrace” while in the stadium car park.
He has now been mobbed by the club’s fans as he entered the airport ahead of leaving Hungary.
Supporters can be heard chanting at him as he walks through the crowd with a police escort.
Italian media have labelled the incident as “chaos Taylor” as angry fans surrounded him.
At one moment, a water bottle was thrown towards Taylor, causing him to look around nervously.
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After he was taken into the safety of a different room, one fan even lobbed a chair towards the police standing guard.
Taylor dished out 13 yellow cards to players and handed one to Mourinho, who also clarified his feelings in his post-match interview.
He told Sky Sports Italia: “Each of us react in a different way, one cries, another doesn’t, but the truth is we are all very sad.
“We return dead tired, dead with feeling it is unjust.
“It was an intense, masculine, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, 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.
“What I said is we either leave here with the Cup or we leave dead. Well, we’re dead.
“We’re dead tired physically, dead tired mentally, dead because we think it is an unjust defeat with lots of incidents that are debatable.”
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