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Italian Serie A News :: Luciano Spalletti resigns as coach of Roma after losing opening two games

Posted on 2009-09-01 by Gooner

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has resigned after just two games of the Serie A season. Spalletti held talks with club president Rosella Sensi this morning before announcing his decision.

The move comes after the Roma's 3-1 home defeat against Juventus on Sunday which followed their 3-2 loss at Genoa.

Spalletti, who succeeded Luigi Del Neri in charge of the Giallorossi in 2005, was under fire after Roma started the season with back-to-back defeats.

The 50-year-old survived a dismal start to the 2008/09 campaign, but Roma's sixth-placed finish, which was not good to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, and this saw Spalletti go into the new season under pressure.

Under Spalletti, Roma won two Coppa Italia titles (2007 and 2008) and an Italian Supercup (2008) as well as finishing runners-up three times in Serie A behind champions Inter Milan.

Roma are reportedly in talks to appoint former Juventus and Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri as Spalletti's replacement.

Sourced From : FIFA.com

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