THE ATHLETIC
Jose Mourinho has been sacked as head coach by Roma.
Mourinho, 60, had been at the helm of the Serie A club since the summer of 2021 and guided them to the Europa Conference League title in 2022 and the Europa League final the following season.
However, Roma have struggled domestically and currently sit ninth in the Italian top-flight — Sunday’s 3-1 loss at Milan was their third defeat in five league games and has proved to be Mourinho’s final game as boss.
Roma sit 22 points off Serie A league leaders Inter, while they have won just eight of their 20 league matches to date this campaign, losing seven.
The Giallorossi were also eliminated from the Coppa Italia last week, suffering a 1-0 defeat against fierce cross-city rivals Lazio.
Roma finished in sixth place in each of Mourinho’s two full seasons in charge but a recent run which has seen successive league away defeats at Bologna, Juventus and Milan have seen them slip to ninth and in danger of dropping out of the top half.
Despite struggles domestically, Mourinho did lead Roma to their first European title since the Inter-City Fairs Cup in 1961 when they defeated Feyenoord in the final of the Europa Conference League in 2022.
Roma came close to winning their first ever Europa League title the following campaign, but were edged out by Sevilla in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 final draw.
A statement from Roma’s Dan and Ryan Friedkin read: “We would like to thank Jose on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club.
“We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club.
