Claudio Ranieri was appointed yesterday as Roma’s new coach. This is the statement from the Giallorossi club which also talks about the future at the end of the season:
“AS Roma is pleased to announce that Claudio Ranieri is the new Technical Manager of the First Team. At the end of the season he will take on a senior management role: he will be consultant to the Owners for all sporting matters of the club. The search for the new coach will continue in the coming months and Claudio will also have a say in this decision. Roman by birth, always a Roma fan, after having worn the Giallorossi shirt as a footballer in the 1973-74 season and having held the position of coach in two different moments (from 2009 to 2011). and in 2019), represents a symbol of the Club’s values and is one of the most appreciated Roman sportsmen in the world. Ranieri brings with him his enormous wealth of knowledge and experience gained between Serie A, Premier League, La Liga and Ligue 1. leading the best top clubs in Europe and winning historic titles, such as the one obtained at the helm of Leicester in 2016. The Club wishes the coach the best of luck in this new chapter of his exciting career, certain that he will represent added value for the Team and for all of AS Roma. Go Rome and welcome home Mister!”.
The Testaccino coach’s third Giallorossi adventure began yesterday, with the first training session in Trigoria. Despite the national break, the Roman coach was able to count on various elements of the team including Pellegrini, Mancini, El Shaarawy, Le Fée, Angelino and Hummels. Still stuck in the pits however, writes ‘Vocegiallorossa’, Hermoso and Saelemaekers who have done a separate job. The manager of the Ghisolfi technical area was also present at the session.
For Ranieri there are 102 games in total as a Giallorossi member: 6 on the field, 96 on the bench (with 53 wins, 20 draws and 23 knockouts). So, he is close to 100. And, at this point, he will become the fifteenth to cross this finish line. Before him, in chronological order: Barbesino, Foni, Pugliese, Herrera, Liedholm, Eriksson, Bianchi, Mazzone, Capello, Spalletti, Zeman, Garcia, Fonseca, Mourinho.