DANIELE DE ROSSI LEADS AS ROMA TRAINING After taking over for Jose Mourinho
AS Roma’s newly-named coach Daniele De Rossi led the squad in a team training session today shortly after he was named outgoing manager Jose Mourinho’s replacement.
De Rossi will lead the side he once played for through the end of the season.
Mourinho was sacked earlier in the day with Roma ninth in the league after Sunday’s (January 14) 3-1 loss to AC Milan, and have struggled to overcome the loss of key players due to injury, including striker Paulo Dybala.
They are 22 points behind league leaders Inter Milan.
“AS Roma are pleased to confirm that Daniele De Rossi has been appointed as head coach until 30 June 2024,” the Serie A club said in a statement.
“After an 18-year playing career with AS Roma, De Rossi will return home as head coach, with his first game being the club’s upcoming Serie A match against Verona on Saturday evening at the Stadio Olimpico.”
Roma have taken just four points from their last five league matches and were eliminated from the Coppa Italia last week in a 1-0 defeat to rivals Lazio.
Mourinho, who has coached a host of top European clubs including Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United, was appointed coach of Roma in 2021.
Under the Portuguese manager, Roma won the third-tier Europa Conference League in 2022. He also led them to the Europa League final in 2023, where they were beaten on penalties by Sevilla.
Roma next host 18th-placed Verona on Saturday, January 20th.
