The Croatian Ivan Juric arrived this Wednesday in the sports city of Rome to direct your first session as the new coach of ‘gianlorossi’, after the unexpected dismissal of Daniele De Rossi.
Juric, who trained Turin for the last three seasons, he has been in charge of the team until the end of the season, June 2025. The Croatian coach arrived in the capital this morning to close the deal with the Friedkin family, owners of Roma, who flew to the Italian capital on Monday to discuss the dismissal of De Rossi, which was made official this morning.
If Juric qualifies for the Champions League at the end of the campaign, according to Italian media reports, Juric will have renewal option.
In the absence of an official announcement, the technician will be released this Sundayin five match days, against Serie A leaders, Udinese; and a little later, on September 26, the first day of the Europa League will be played at the Olympic Stadium against Athletic Club de Bilbao.
That same afternoon, he will lead his first session as ‘Loba’ coach.
Juric, who as a player played for clubs like Albacete or the Sevillehas been on the bench in the Italian first division since 2016, when he started at Genoa. Since then, he has coached Hellas Verona and Torino.
The Croatian will take on De Rossi’s Roma in a critical situation. The Italian, who arrived at the club in January to replace Portuguese José Mourinho, has added just 3 points in the first four Serie A games.
However, the dismissal is unexpected because just a few months after his arrival, his contract was renewed until June 30, 2027.
Source: La Verdad
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