Claudio Ranieri dismissed by Roma amid tensions and backing for Gasperini | OneFootball

Roma have parted company with Claudio Ranieri, a historic figure at the club, amid internal tensions and a hierarchy set on Gian Piero Gasperini leading the project.

The club said in a statement that it was grateful for Ranieri’s leadership in a very difficult moment, and stressed the team is solid, has strong leadership and a clear vision. It added that Roma comes first and it has full confidence in the path ahead under Gasperini, aiming to grow, improve and achieve results worthy of its history.

The announcement presented the move as strategic continuity rather than a change of course, taken to avoid internal fractures at a key stage. In Rome, it may still feel like a betrayal of the man they turned to in crisis.

Ranieri, 74, came out of retirement in 2024, took over a mid-table team and built a 19-match unbeaten run. Roma finished fifth, narrowly missing the Champions League, and qualified for Europe in a testing context.

Beyond the capital, he twice managed Valencia, from 1997 to 1999 and 2004 to 2005, lifting the 1999 Copa del Rey to end a two-decade wait and returning the club to Europe. His shorter second spell ended before the season finished, yet he remains warmly regarded there.

Source: Superdeporte