Roma have sacked their head coach Eusebio Di Francesco with immediate effect, following the club's exit from the UEFA Champions League last night.
Last night the tactician refused to speak to the media, incurring a fine from UEFA, following the extra time Champions League exit to FC Porto.
It was his second devastating result in only a few days, after the 3-0 Derby della Capitale loss to Lazio on Saturday.
There was a crisis meeting this afternoon at the Trigoria training ground between directors Monchi, Mauro Baldissoni and Guido Fienga.
The decision was announced at 17.00 GMT.
Former Sassuolo Coach Di Francesco had taken the job in the summer of 2017 and took Roma to their first Champions League semi-final in decades last season eliminating Valverde's Barcelona, as well as a top three finish in Serie A.
He is dismissed following 87 competitive games, having won 46, drawn 18 and lost 23.
It’s widely reported Ranieri has been chosen to take over as a caretaker manager until the end of the season.
This would be a return to the Stadio Olimpico for the 67-year-old, a self-confessed Giallorossi supporter, as he already sat on their bench from September 2009 to February 2011.
His career has taken a downward turn since winning the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016, as he was fired in February 2017.
Ranieri then had a spell at FC Nantes before taking over at Fulham in November 2018, only to be sacked on February 28.
hencekmsy
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This has been coming for a while. He was set up to fail though after the summer transfers.
bipckoprz
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From hero beating Barca to zero humbled by Porto Classic managing skills
Todorov
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that’s very stupid, just look at how many great players left Roma since they knocked out Barca and what do you expect? Of course the team will be worse after these players leaving for other clubs. The coach was good, with this one they could drop even lower...
allfootballuser
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my recommendations for roma to this worldclass manager
Hocbcelorz
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Hilarious the papers comments. " Di Francesco sacked and Monchi resigned ". Unforgettable the joy and emotions the Mister gave to all us Roma Fans last year UCL reaching upto semi finals. Now it's not the coach Job to handle the transfers, buying, selling etc. it's the Sporting director's Job. Indeed a bad business done in last year summer transfer having sold valuable players with good value and ended up overspending and having kept zombie midfielders. Defense players almost on a pension plan with no market value most likely as of next season. Young strikers not mature enough to integrate fully on the field and thus also loosing market value. Good Job Monchi !! Now go and screw up Arsenal.
rmcfc9
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Di Francesco is a good coach, someone will sign him in the summer I would think. Also, why the heck are Roma maybe going for ranieri? He failed at Fulham, why would he succeed at Roma?
kartiklm10cr7
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Barcelona fans right now 😂😂
abrantieguyguy
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Di Francesco is a good coach, someone will sign him in the summer I would think. Also, why the heck are Roma maybe going for ranieri? He failed at Fulham, why would he succeed at Roma?
You remember his failure at Fulham but not his success at Leister city....What a pity