Roma fans continued their vicious vendetta against Anthony Taylor on Sunday night by unveiling a banner to insult the English official.
Needing a win to secure a spot in the Europa League next season, Jose Mourinho's men prevailed 2-1 thanks to a last minute penalty from Paulo Dybala. But rather than look forward to the 2023/24 competition, last week's final defeat is clearly still prevalent in the minds of I Giallorossi fans following their controversial penalty shootout loss to Sevilla in Budapest.
In a tempestuous affair, seven Roma players were booked by Taylor, with manager Mourinho also shown a yellow card. The Portuguese boss was also incensed his team were not given a penalty for a handball, while Gonzalo Montiel initially missed his winning spot-kick before Taylor ordered a retake.
Despite many pundits praising the referee for the manner in which he kept control amid the chaos, his display was lamented by the self-proclaimed 'Special One' afterwards. The 60-year-old was livid in his post-match press conference before bizarrely approaching Taylor in the car park and calling him a "f*****g disgrace."
The following day, videos emerged of unsavoury scenes at the airport, with Roma fans harassing and abusing Taylor and his wife, with the pair having to be ushered away by security. Mourinho, 60, has since been charged for his behaviour by UEFA, amid accusations he fuelled the hatred towards the official.
And the apparent disdain shows no signs of simmering as Roma fans again made their feelings known at the Stadio Olympico for their final Serie A game of the season. They unveiled a huge banner that read: "Taylor f*****g shame."
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The continued bitterness towards the Manchester man is likely to lead to further criticism of the club, with former top official Mark Halsey previously slamming the actions of the manager, as well as the Roma players and fans: "You can’t condone the actions of Jose Mourinho, the Roma players and the Sevilla players," he told talkSPORT.
"I think their behaviour was absolutely appalling. That’s going around the world and young children are seeing these babies. The way they act and surround the referee – it was impossible for Anthony Taylor to control. I really thought the team did exceptionally well to keep 22 players on the field of play and Anthony refereed the game exceptionally well under extreme pressure from players and team officials."
Whether Mourinho is around to oversee Roma's next foray into Europe remains to be seen, amid links to the PSG job. After the final, he refused to commit his future to Roma, but it's now almost inevitable that should he join the Parisian giants, he'll be taking a lengthy touchline ban with him.
