Under Jose Mourinho in his third season, Roma was not playing well. At the end of last and the beginning of this season, Roma was not playing well under Daniele De Rossi. But the fans support was massive and Olympico was sold out for weeks and months in a row. Now, when Roma is playing good and winning, the support is the problem. Fans ‘forgave‘ the American owners Dan Friedkin when he sacked their favorite Mourinho because he brought in De Rossi, who is a club‘s former captain and a legend. But when he was removed, the fans fury was unleashed. They started their boycott first by entering the game after 30 minutes, then by not selling out the stadium and then by booing their own players, mainly the captain Lorenzo Pellegrini and Bryan Crystante.🎙️ Le parole di Lorenzo Pellegrini alla vigilia di #ElfsborgRoma #UEL pic.twitter.com/CKY6BfqXoH— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) October 2, 2024 They believe that both players had a role in De Rossi’s sacking, even thou the reports stated that Pellegrini was the one who went to the club‘s executives and confronted them after it was announced that De Rossi was gone.“This is what happens when things don’t go well. I’ve always said that Roma is a tough place. If you don’t have the right character and motivation, you struggle. We are talking about two big players who can do and will do well at Roma. Now, it’s up to them to regain the fans’ trust on the pitch. The rest is secondary” said Francesco Totti to Sky Sport.UEL: Roma fans still protesting, Bilbao nick a point from the Eternal cityIn his first interview after his friend De Rossi was sacked, ‘The Prince of Rome‘ gave his opinion of the current situation. He was the one who actually warned his friend saying that „without fighting for the Champions League, De Rossi will go earlier; he won’t get until the end“ and he was right.“I’ve spoken to him as I did before. We don’t only talk about football; we also talk about private life. Somebody has amplified everything, saying there were problems between me and him during his time on the bench. On the contrary, I think that we are two friends and we often talk. Someone speculated that he said certain things about me inside Trigoria, but it was not true. We were talking about other things, not Roma” he said.Roma fans announce protests over De Rossi firingAnd what about Pellegrini. A day before Roma‘s encounter with IF Elfsborg in the Europa League, the club‘s captain had this to say.“As far as Bryan and I are concerned, judgements are made on the pitch, and that’s where you have to improve after a tough moment. I don’t think it’s a lack of respect to Mister Juric that we were sad on the day of De Rossi’s farewell. When he arrived, he understood that it was a tough moment for us. He transformed our sadness into a desire to get things done. As far as that day, I’m sure you can imagine. I’m not someone who likes to mess around, I like to tell the truth, so that day, I said what I thought. I have a lot of respect for Daniele and his staff because they are a great group in my opinion. Now we’ll move forwards, because Roma always moves forwards. We are lucky to have a man who was able to understand our sadness and get us back on the right track” said Pellegrini.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 2Thursday19:45: (1.85) Lazio (3.50) Nice (4.40)19:45: (3.00) Maccabi T.A. (3.40) Midtjylland (2.35)19:45: (2.15) Slavia Praha (3.45) Ajax (3.35)19:45: (2.15) Olympiakos (3.40) Braga (3.40)19:45: (1.75) Sociedad (3.50) Anderlecht (5.00)19:45: (8.00) Rigas (5.30) Galatasaray (1.35)19:45: (2.05) Qarabag (3.45) Malmo (3.60)19:45: (2.05) Hoffenheim (3.50) Dynamo Kyiv (3.50)19:45: (8.50) Ferencvaros (4.90) Tottenham (1.37)22:00: (2.80) Twente (3.40) Fenerbahce (2.50)22:00: (2.55) Rangers (3.35) Olympique Lyon (2.75)22:00: (1.75) Plzen (3.60) Ludogorets (4.90)22:00: (4.40) Elfsborg (3.60) Roma (1.82)22:00: (2.75) Besiktas (3.35) Eintr.Frankfurt (2.55)22:00: (1.73) Ath.Bilbao (3.60) AZ Alkmaar (5.10)22:00: (2.95) Porto (3.40) Man.Utd. (2.40)22:00: (1.65) PAOK (3.70) FCSB (5.60)22:00: (2.00) St.Gilloise (3.50) Bodo (3.70)***odds are subject to change***
