……..Roma sack coach Mourinho
José Mourinho has been sacked by Roma, the Serie A club have announced.
The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss led Roma to the Europa League final last season after winning the Europa Conference League the campaign before.
Roma, who have won only one of their last five Serie A matches to slip to ninth in the table, said on their official website.“AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect.
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”Club owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin added: “We would like to thank José on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club.“We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club.
”Mourinho replaced Paulo Fonseca as Roma’s head coach in May 2021 and guided them to a sixth-place finish and the Conference League title in his first season.Roma finished in sixth place in Serie A again last term and reached the Europa League final in Budapest, where they lost 4-1 on penalties to Sevilla after a 1-1 draw.Mourinho won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and three League Cups during two spells in charge of Chelsea after winning the Champions League with Porto.The 60-year-old also won the Champions League as manager of Inter Milan, claimed the La Liga title with Real Madrid and won the Europa League with Manchester United. (dpa/NAN)
……..Roma sack coach Mourinho