Roma chief doubles down on Taylor criticism despite 'unjustified and abhorrent' abuse

Taylor became centre of attention after Sevilla overcame Jose Mourinho's side following a tense penalty shootout.

Mourinho directed a foul-mouthed tirade at the English referee in the aftermath of Wednesday's final, which appeared to set the tone for what was to come.

Taylor and his family were subjected to further abuse at Budapest airport and had to be ushered through a door by police into a more secure area, as bottles and a chair were thrown in their direction.

Refereeing body PGMOL, condemned the incidents stating they were 'appalled at the unjustified and abhorrent abuse'.

However, Pinto appears to have reignited the row and added further criticism after revealing the club had since analysed Taylor's performance.

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"We at AS Roma don't want to raise doubts about Sevilla's merits," said Pinto. "We believe that with our opponents we put on a great final and honoured the stage offered to us by UEFA in the best way.

"We don't usually comment about these types of situations but we've analysed both the most glaring incidents and those seemingly less evident and it is clear that in disciplinary terms the refereeing of the match was not balanced."

Pinto's comments are unlikely to help Roma's cause after the Serie A side came in for criticism of their own following some questionable behaviour during the showpiece final.

Roma took a first-half lead through Paulo Dybala but were pegged back when Gianluca Mancini put through his own net.

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After a tense period of extra time, Sevilla kept their nerve to win 4-1 on penalties to claim their seventh Europa League title since 2006, and a place in next season's Champions League.