Roma’s American owners promptly fired Daniele De Rossi, and even faster they found a replacement who should lead Gialorossi at least until the end of the season. As Stefano Pioli, who before signing the contract with Al Nassr, rejected the opportunity to sign the Roman club, confidence was shown to Ivan Jurić. The man who left Turin this May has been offered a fairly short contract, until the end of the season, with an option to extend if Roma qualify for the Champions League. The Croatian expert accepted the offer and tonight he will lead the training and start preparing the team for the duel with the leader of Serie A, Udinese, who will arrive at the Olimpico on Sunday.First training session under Ivan Juric#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/F6bqx2WOSY— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) September 18, 2024 Since the 2016/17 competitive season, the 49-year-old from Split has been leading teams in the elite ranks of Italian football. He started with Genoa, continued with Verona, to take over the helm of Turin from June 2021. Twice he finished the season in 9th place (once with Verona and Turin), which is currently his greatest achievement in the highest football rank in the Apennines.Just three months after contract extension, De Rossi is – fired!?The Croatian beat the competition in the form of Edin Terzic and Tomas Tuchel, and of crucial importance was his experience and knowledge of Italian football embodied in the 241 games he led in Serie A. The strategist who forces systems with three stoppers is the fourth coach in the Friedkin era after Paul Fonseca, Jose Mourinho and Daniele de Rossi. The problem for him will certainly be the pressure. AS Roma is one of the biggest clubs in Italy, with massive support and fans who are always looking for wins and can be unforgiving. Jurić on the other hand was always able to take a club in trouble and save him from relegation, but never worked in the club who is projected to be in the Champions League. The expectations will be high and the pressure will be big. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8342684##
