The Giallorossi coach is experiencing the decisive moments of the season and in the meantime is witnessing a very particular situation.
A positive and surprising start, three months in which everything was going well and performances helped to improve every player in the squad and to project the team towards the top positions of our Serie A.
From the ninth place in which he found himself with José Mourinho, in fact, Roma rose to fifth place which they now hold jointly with Atalanta. The defeats against Bologna and Inter were the only ones of the entire De Rossi management (at least in Serie A) who took over the team in mid-January and changed the way of playing, mentality and physical and environmental conditions.
In the last few games the team is paying for a bit of tiredness from the incredible comeback made in the league and from the journey in the Europa League, but above all having played practically every three days. The players are a bit on their feet, but the draws obtained with pride and stubbornness against Juventus and Napoli showed a team that is still alive.
The match scheduled for next day against Atalanta it will be decisive to understand if Roma can aspire to a place in the next Champions League which however could still arrive with sixth place and in the event that the Bergamo club were to win the Europa League.
De Rossi, the next season will be the season of truth
The future of Daniele De Rossi, meanwhile, regardless of how this season will end and qualification for the Champions League, it’s already written and it will still have strong yellow-red hues. The former captain and champion of Roma, in fact, earned the confirmation on the field that the Friedkins granted him on the eve of the match against Milan, valid for the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
De Rossi will therefore have the opportunity to start the season from the beginning and be able to influence the training camp, physical and athletic preparation and player choices already in the summer. Next year will be the right one to judge his work overall and to understand if Daniele could be the Roma coach of the future.
Ibarbo, his experience in Colombia is over
A former teammate of his, right in Rome, meanwhile, he has just terminated his contract with his now former club. This is Víctor Ibarbo who is now looking for a team. The former offensive winger also for Cagliari terminated his contract with America de Calì a few days early, where he arrived a year ago after his long experience in Japan.
Ibarbo, now 33 years old, he moved from Cagliari to Roma in January 2015, playing 13 games with the Giallorossi, accompanied by 1 assist. Only those six months with the Capitoline shirt, then the loans to Watford, Atletico Nacional and Panathinaikos, before starting the adventure on Japanese soil, where he wore the shirts of Sagan Tosu and Nagasaki. In July 2023 he returned to Colombia and now here is the termination of the contract.
