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Jose Mourinho has bizarrely claimed that Roma didn’t lose the Europa League final against Sevilla last May.
The Portuguese was unhappy with the match officials after Sevilla lifted the trophy following a penalty shootout in Budapest
Mourinho was later handed a four-match ban for directing abusive language at English referee Anthony Taylor during the final in Budapest.
Taylor and his family were also harassed as they made their way home from the final.
Jose Mourinho has bizarrely claimed that Roma didn’t lose the Europa League final
Mourinho was handed a four-match ban for directing abusive language at ref Anthony Taylor
The Portuguese was unhappy with the match officials after Sevilla lifted the trophy
Roma begin a new Europa League campaign against Tiraspol on Thursday, but Mourinho is still fuming.
‘It is a different season to the last, a different competition,’ said Mourinho in his press conference.
‘I will also continue to say until the bitter end that we did not lose that final in Budapest. Every time people talk to me about it, I will tell them that we did not lose.
‘Having said that, today we start from scratch and the first objective is to qualify for the next phase. Last year we started the group with a defeat and that complicated matters, having to go through the play-offs, so winning the group would obviously be important.’
Roma had a dire start to the Serie A season with one point from three games, but made up for it by demolishing Empoli 7-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
