De Rossi's Sacking: A Heartbreaking Betrayal of Daniele and All Roma Fans by Matteo Vitale, Italian Football Expert

Roma fans are devastated by the decision made by the ownership, which they see as a betrayal of the club's history and the special bond between Daniele and the team. The meager three points earned in four games do not warrant such a hasty dismissal, especially after the significant investment of over €100 million in the summer transfer window. With the acquisition of 12 new players, it is only natural that it would take time for the team to gel and find its rhythm. Running a football club requires careful planning, innovative ideas, and the determination to see them through, qualities that seem to be lacking in this abrupt decision.

Decisive, as it turned out, was the 1-1 draw at home to Genoa, which came as a result of Koni De Winter's last-second goal after a strike in the first half scored by Artem Dovbyk. The final score of the match had been heavily influenced by bad refereeing, but by now everything that happened on the field is history, it belongs to the past and cannot be changed. It was Daniele De Rossi, the club's historic captain, symbol and legend, who was sacrificed after just 4 games. 

There had been many problems between the coach and the management, the plenipotentiary Lina Souloukou is the most important director in Rome, she is in charge and probably the decision to sack De Rossi came first and foremost from her. 

Roma fans were completely displaced, again, but this time even more hurt than in January, when Jose Mourinho was fired. There were bad results there, there were problems in the summer and warnings of a possible farewell, the right thing to do would have been to leave in the summer, so the two situations cannot be considered as equal, but the modus operandi has not changed.

The coach found out he had been sacked at the last second, with no signs beforehand, so much so that  De Rossi was preparing Wednesday morning's training session and the players learned of the news via social networks. Something never seen before.  De Rossi suddenly found himself fired, removed once again from his Roma team, while he was thinking, as he ALWAYS did in his career, about the good of Roma. 

The dismissal of the now former Roma coach cannot be motivated by technical issues, by results, because 4 games are not a sufficient sample to make such a decision. Disappointing the draw in Cagliari, influenced anyway by all the chaos related to Paulo Dybala, absolutely negative and unacceptable the defeat with Empoli, excellent the draw in Turin against the Juventus of Thiago Motta, at that moment an almost perfect team, then a draw arrived in a disappointing way, yes, against Genoa, but still a point away from home.

All after a real revolution operated during the summer: 12 players bought, as many left Roma, a group to be rebuilt also at the level of balance, tactical solutions to be found and perfected: a revolution was made at Roma but the courage to wait for the physiological times of building a new reign lacked. 

Essentially this is what people unaccustomed to working in the world of soccer would have done, confusing reality with Football Manager. The real problem, however, is the absolute lack of respect for Daniele De Rossi, who has never been a mere player and never has been and never will be a mere coach. Daniele De Rossi was, is and always will be Roma. 

Used to calm the things down after Mourinho's dismissal, endured these months at the head of the club, then at the first difficulties Daniele was abandoned. Abandoned and left alone one of the few people who has never left Roma alone, ever. Neither when he was a player, nor when as a coach he chose to take responsibility and put his face to it for the good of the team. He did, without fear, because to Roma, the love of his life, he could not say no. It was his dream and they denied him. 

Now Roma and Romanists are more alone. This is the only truth. It is Ivan Juric's job to continue in the role of Roma coach, but the heart of the team has been betrayed and wounded.