Roma announced Monday to have fired their CEO Pietro Berardi out of the blue. The team quickly informed the press that the decision had nothing to do with the ongoing inquiry about the capital gains. Their HQ was recently raided by the finance police.
Per La Repubblica, the chief wasn’t on the same page with owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin on some strategic choices. The club pulled the plug before the end of the season to have more time to find a replacement. They are zeroing in on a top-level option, although they are keeping the name close to the vest.
Berardi took over the position on October 6th, 2021. He had been handling in particular the dossier about the new stadium in the Pietralata neighborhood. He recently voiced his conviction that José Mourinho would stay at the helm next season, as his contract envisages. However, the coach later replied with a snipe, dismissing the notion of having already decided his future.
According to Calciomercato, Roma moved on because the blueprint for the new arena wasn’t progressing as smoothly and quickly as the ownership expected because of the red tape. The brass also didn’t like his comment about the Special One. City planning assessor Maurizio Veloccia commented.
“We were informed by the club of this choice. At the same time, they reiterated their firm desire to carry on the project to build the new stadium.”
Berardi succeeded Guido Fienga and was at his first turn in football. He had previously worked for the insurance company Generali as a financial analyst, and for Royal Dutch Shell, Fiat Chrysler, and Nissan and chaired Pirelli’s North American branch.
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