Daniele De Rossi Sign New Roma Contract

Roma’s head coach, Daniele De Rossi has signed a new contract with the Serie A side until 2027, the club announced on Tuesday.

Roma had already said in April that De Rossi would remain first-team coach “for the foreseeable future”, with Tuesday’s announcement only confirming the three-year extension to the 40-year-old’s deal.

Former Roma captain De Rossi came in as interim boss when Mourinho was dismissed in January and initially revitalized the team, taking the capital club to the semifinals of the Europa League.

Roma finished last season sixth in Serie A and outside the Champions League positions, a disappointing end to a season that looked to have turned around once De Rossi took over.

However, he has shown promise for someone whose only previous managerial job was an ill-fated four months at lower-league outfit SPAL which came to an abrupt end in February last year.

De Rossi, a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006, is an idol for Roma fans as a local boy done good who starred in some of the club’s best teams of the last two decades, alongside fellow icon Francesco Totti.

He grew up in a rough and ready beachside suburb of Rome, made his Roma debut in 2001, and won over fans who saw in his passionate style of play one of their own on the pitch.

However, he only won two Italian Cups and the 2007 Italian Super Cup, before finishing his playing career at Boca Juniors in early 2020 after less than a season in Argentina.