Jose Mourinho threw his Europa League runners-up medal to a young fan after Roma was beaten by Sevilla on Wednesday. Mourinho saw his Roma side beaten by Sevilla on Wednesday, as the Spanish side triumphed on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes. Having been awarded his runners-up medal, he walked over to the crowd and threw it to a young fan before storming down the tunnel.
Mourinho famously threw a Premier League winner’s medal into the crowd during his stint at Chelsea but it remains to be seen if he will compete for more trophies at Roma. Moreover, He has dropped a cryptic hint about his future amid links with French giants PSG. Mourinho, who boasted a perfect European final record ahead of Roma’s trip to Budapest, watched his side suffer a 4-1 defeat on penalties against Sevilla, which brought the Spanish outfit their seventh Europa League title in just 17 years.
The Portuguese manager’s future at Roma has been speculated for much of this season, with Mourinho attracting interest from a host of European clubs and outfits in Saudi Arabia. Speculation of his exit will only grow after the Europa League final on Wednesday, as the veteran boss appeared to wave sentimentally at Roma’s supporters before retiring to the dressing room.
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Here is how fans reacted after Jose Mourinho tossed his runners up medal to a fan
Paulo Dybala opened the scoring for Mourinho’s side shortly after the hour mark, but Gianluca Mancini’s own goal in the 55th minute leveled proceedings and contributed to a 1-1 draw at full time. The tense affair, which saw referee Anthony Taylor dish out 14 yellow cards in total – went to penalties after extra time and ultimately went in favor of Sevilla during the shootout.
Mourinho, who was booked in the closing minutes of extra time, hit out at Taylor’s performance in the final and called his future at Roma into question. ‘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.’
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