Claudio Ranieri has come out of retirement to take cost of Roma till the tip of the season.
The Italian retired in Might, calling time on a profession wherein he famously led Leicester Metropolis to a shock Premier League title in 2016 and coached a bunch of groups from Europe’s high leagues, together with Chelsea, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Inter and Monaco.
Ranieri, who final coached Cagliari in Serie A, returns for a 3rd stint accountable for Roma, with whom he got here agonisingly near successful the Serie A title in his first spell between 2009 and 2011.
Throughout his earlier two spells, the 73-year-old managed 96 video games in all competitions, registering 53 wins, with a win share of 55.21%.
“Roma is happy to announce that Claudio Ranieri is the brand new Technical Supervisor of the First Crew,” Roma stated in a press release.
“On the finish of the season he’ll tackle a senior managerial position, he might be an advisor to the possession for all sporting issues of the membership.
“The seek for a brand new coach will proceed within the coming months and Claudio may even have a say on this resolution.”
Claudio Ranieri is the brand new Head Coach of the First Crew.
Welcome house, coach!
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— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) November 14, 2024
Ranieri replaces Juric, who was sacked after Roma misplaced 3-2 at house towards Bologna on Sunday, leaving them languishing in twelfth place within the Serie A standings.
Juric, who received simply 4 of his 12 video games accountable for the membership, was Roma’s second coach to be fired this season, with Daniele De Rossi being sacked in September.
In keeping with stories in Italian media, Roma discovered it tough to signal a substitute for the Croatian earlier than selecting Ranieri, with former Italy coach Roberto Mancini and Maurizio Sarri among the many most popular candidates.
Ranieri’s first recreation might be away to league leaders Napoli on November 24.
