The altercation occurred after his side’s defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League final at the end of May.
UEFA gave Mourinho a four-match European ban over a verbal tirade against the English official after the match in the VIP car park at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
During the tirade, Mourinho called the referee a “f**king disgrace” among other things.
Mourinho told reporters that Taylor’s performance in the match, which Roma lost on penalties after regulation and extra time ended 1-1, was a “scandal”, saying a series of decisive calls had gone against his team.
“The saddest thing about the Taylor case is that I didn’t feel supported by Roma,” Mourinho said in an interview published in Monday’s edition of Corriere dello Sport.
The Portuguese coach has had many run-ins with Italian referees and said he does not feel “at ease” with Serie A officials, adding that he was afraid of getting more bans on top of the many ones he has already had.
He also grumbled about Roma’s dealings so far on the summer transfer market.
“Not everything is going well, but I enjoy myself even in difficult moments,” he said.
“I don’t get depressed, I don’t make threats and I don’t say they promised me heaven and Earth.
“I don’t see heaven and Earth.”
He said Roma would be behind in their transfer dealings even if they bought France star Kylian Mbappé.
“No coach would be happy about the situation,” he said.
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