Football club “Roma” has announced the resignation of Daniele De Rossi as head coach of the team. The decision was made by the club's management after the team scored only 3 points in the first four rounds of the Italian championship, ending up in 16th place in the standings, TASS reports.

In a statement, the club said the decision was taken in the best interests of the team to get it back on track. “Roma” thanked De Rossi for his work, enthusiasm and dedication in recent months.

De Rossi, 41, took over at “Roma” only recently, on January 16 this year, replacing Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho.

Before starting his coaching career, De Rossi was a legendary player of “Roma”, playing for the club from 2002 to 2019. During this time, he played 616 matches, scored 63 goals and made 60 assists. Together with the team, he won the Italian Cup twice and the Italian Super Cup once.

De Rossi also has extensive experience playing for the Italian national team, where he played 117 games, scored 21 goals and made 5 assists. His greatest achievement with the national team was winning the 2006 World Cup.