Roma sack De Rossi after four games of season

Roma person sacked head Daniele de Rossi conscionable 4 matches into nan caller Serie A season.

Roma, who hired De Rossi to switch Jose Mourinho astatine nan Stadio Olimpico successful January, person been incapable to triumph immoderate of their Serie A matches this season, drafting 3 and losing astatine location to Empoli past month.

Roma are presently 16th successful nan Serie A standings pursuing their 1-1 draw astatine Genoa connected Sunday.

A nine connection read: "The club's determination is taken successful nan liking of nan team, to beryllium capable to promptly resume nan desired way astatine a clip erstwhile nan play is still astatine its beginning.

"To Daniele, who will ever beryllium astatine location successful nan Giallorossi club, a heartfelt acknowledgment for nan activity carried retired successful these months pinch passion and dedication."

De Rossi's tenure astatine Roma started superbly. In his first 11 convention matches, Roma mislaid conscionable once, picking up 26 points from a imaginable 33. That tally took Roma from ninth to 5th successful nan table.

They besides reached nan semi-finals of nan Europa League, being knocked retired by Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.

A sixth-place decorativeness past play saw them suffice again for this season's Europa League. Among Roma's fixtures successful Europe this play are a travel to Tottenham connected 28 November.

This summer, Roma signed past season's La Liga apical goalscorer Artem Dovbyk from Girona, arsenic good arsenic knowledgeable German centre-back Mats Hummels connected a free transfer.

There person been a number of exits. Former Manchester United centre-back Chris Smalling near for Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Fayha, erstwhile Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has joined AC Milan connected indebtedness and Romelu Lukau, who spent past play connected indebtedness from Chelsea pinch Roma, has joined Napoli.

Andrea Belotti (Como), Rui Patricio (Atalanta) and Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) person besides departed successful caller months.

As a player, De Rossi, who is now 41, spent 22 years pinch Roma betwixt 1997 and 2019, making 616 appearances for them. He was besides portion of Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning side.

The Friedkin Group, whose projected takeover of Everton collapsed successful July, ain a 95.97% liking successful nan club.