Roma have appointed Ivan Juric to replace Daniele De Rossi on the bench. The Giallorossi briefly considered a few options, but the Croat quickly emerged as the favorite. He was out of contract after his run with Torino.
According to Ansa, the capital club first brought in his agent Giuseppe Riso, and an agreement was easily struck. The coach reached the city and led the afternoon practice session. He has signed a deal until the end of the season with an option if they qualify for the Champions League.
Roma made the call to fire De Rossi and appoint Juric primarily due to the early poor results. Moreover, the former gaffer also was no longer seeing eye-to-eye with CEO Lina Souloukou.
The Giallorossi will be the sixth Italian team for the former Gian Piero Gasperini assistant. After helming Genoa’s Primavera twice and helping the Atalanta boss at Inter and Palermo, he branched out and rose through the ranks, starting at Mantova in Serie C, then Crotone in the second division, and finally returning to the Grifone. He had consecutive three-season spells at Verona and Torino from 2019 onward, always finishing either 9th or 10th.
Our Take on Roma and Juric
They were quick to come up with a successor, but things must have been really sour behind the scenes if they pulled the plug without somebody in hand. It’s a bit underwhelming considering their previous coups de theatre, but he’s a solid manager with the right grit and a high-intensity scheme that has cut his teeth for a long time and deserves a shot at a high level. It remains to be seen whether his brusque personality will gel well with a peculiar environment.
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