The romance of a veteran is always beautiful, so Ari reverses his retirement and goes to AS Roma
Nov 14, 2024
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Ranieri flew to Rome, Italy, from London, England, on the 13th (local time) and met with Dan Friedkin, the owner of the Roma club, to sign a contract for the vacant Roma manager position.
Coach Ranieri was seen receiving the hospitality of more than 200 Roman fans at Fiumicino Airport in Rome.
In an interview with the Italian news agency `Ansa', he replied with a soft smile of a veteran when asked `there is a difficult problem to deal with in Rome.'
Coach Ranieri wants to promote Cagliari to Serie A in 2022-2023 and lead him to a dramatic stay in the 2023-2024 season and then spend time with his grandchildren"I left the ground as previously announced.
However, he did not turn a blind eye to the call of Rome, which he loved.
Ranieri is a Roman supporter born in Rome, Italy, who began his career in Rome in 1973.
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In the 2009-2010 season, he was on the verge of winning Serie A and Copa Italy, but he lost the trophy to Jose Mourinho's 'Treble Team' Inter Milan.
Coach Ranieri, who reached the peak of his career by leading Leicester City to a miraculous English Premier League victory in the 2016-2017 season, led Nantes, Fulham, Sampdoria and Watford.
Rome faced an all-time crisis this season. Since the opening of Serie A, it has fallen to 12th place due to a slump of only three wins (13 points) in 12 games.
Rome, which replaced Mourinho in January, replaced Daniele de Rossi in September, and recently fired Ivan Yuric, who replaced De Rossi. Coach Ranieri is the fourth leader appointed by Rome this year.
Coach Ranieri will start training from the 14th. The return match is against Napoli, led by coach Antonio Conte, on the 25th.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com