Roma brutally sack club legend Daniele De Rossi just FOUR games into new Serie A season
DANIELE DE ROSSI has been sacked by Roma just four games into the new Serie A season.
The club legend returned as interim boss in January following Jose Mourinho’s exit.
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De Rossi ended up leading Roma to a sixth-place finish, as well as the semis of the Europa League.
And he was only handed a contract to become head coach on a full-time basis in June.
But a dismal start to the new season saw Roma pick up just three points from their opening four Serie A matches.
Indeed, the capital club are yet to win a single game so far after three draws and one defeat.
De Rossi was also sent off for dissent in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Genoa and given a one-game touchline ban.
But he won’t get the chance to serve it after being brutally axed by Roma’s owner Dan Friedkin.
The American businessman took over in 2020 and has now seen three managers during his time in the chair.
After now-AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca quit in 2021, Friedkin turned to Jose Mourinho to revive Roma’s fortunes.
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The Special One led them to their first-ever European trophy with victory in the 2022 Conference League final.
Mourinho also reached the Europa League final a year later, where Roma lost on penalties to Sevilla.
But six months later he was sacked after a bust-up with the hierarchy.
Club legend and fan favourite De Rossi was then hired as interim boss at the start of the year in a bid to lift spirits.
The 41-year-old spent almost his entire career at Roma, playing 616 times in 18 seasons before a brief spell with Boca Juniors in 2019.
De Rossi, who also won 117 caps for Italy and played a key role in their 2006 World Cup win, had previously been his national team’s assistant.
And his only managerial spell had come in a sixth-month stint at Serie B side SPAL.
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