Roma announced in a statement on Tuesday that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff “will leave the club with immediate effect.”
“We will always have fond memories of his time at Roma, but we believe an immediate change is in the best interest of the club.” He reads the noteWhich promises updates about the new technical team soon. “We would like to thank José, on behalf of all of us at FC Roma, for his passion and effort since arriving at the club, and we wish José and his assistants all the best in their future endeavours.”
A string of poor results has left Jose Mourinho in crisis with Roma. The club lost on Sunday to Milan (3-1), a result that left it in ninth place and further away from the Champions League in the Italian Football League.
In the twentieth round, Roma recorded its third match without a win and achieved only one victory in the last five matches, a scenario that left Mourinho five points behind the Champions League qualifying places and 22 behind leaders Inter, when he played only half the match. . season.
With Mourinho watching the match from the field due to suspension, and Rui Patricio confirming the loss of the starting position to the Belgian Svilar (former Benfica), the most that Roma achieved was the goal of the Argentine Paredes, in the 69th minute. Penalty.
Mourinho was introduced as the 60th coach of the Giallorossi in May 2021. The Portuguese coach led the team to win the Conference League in Tirana, on May 25, 2022, and in the Europa League final, in Budapest, on May 25, 2022. last season.
This year, in fact, Roma had their worst start in the league since 2010. At the end of September, Jose Mourinho's side lost 4-1 to Genoa, the club's worst start in the three-point-to-win era, along with the 2010-11 season. And the beginning of 2024 does not improve. Last week, Roma lost to Lazio with a score of 0-1, and was eliminated from the Italian Cup.
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