Amid reports of a row between Edin Dzeko and Bryan Cristante, it’s rumoured Roma will sack Eusebio Di Francesco to bring in Paulo Sousa.

The 7-1 defeat to Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia quarter-final was a devastating blow and one that seems to have sealed Di Francesco’s fate.

Although the Coach insisted he would not resign and director Monchi assured there was no intention of dismissing him, Sportitalia claim President Jim Pallotta has other plans.

Roma have officially appointed Guido Fienga as their new CEO, with Mauro Baldissoni promoted to Vice-President.

Fienga is no stranger to the Roma set-up, having been employed by the Giallorossi since 2013 and fulfilling the role of chief operating officer for the past year.

“Guido will lead the club through the next stage of our strategic growth and development,” President James Pallotta told the club’s official website.

Roma President James Pallotta sent out a strong statement after meeting Monchi. “If anyone is not committed to being part of a team effort, there’s no place for them here.”

Director Monchi flew out to Boston this week for talks, including the transfer strategy and the role of Coach Eusebio Di Francesco.

This evening, Pallotta released a statement via the official Giallorossi website.

“We had a very productive three days together in Boston discussing both the football and business activities of the club,” said Pallotta.

Roma director of sport Monchi was asked about Eusebio Di Francesco’s status ahead of the Genoa game. “There’s never just one person responsible.”

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There is a protest this evening against President Jim Pallotta, as the ultras in the Curva Sud will stay silent for the first 10 minutes after dozens of banners were hung up around the city urging him to sell the club.

Roma ultras announced a protest against the club during today’s Genoa game, blaming “years of lies and fake proclamations. We don’t expect victories, but clarity and respect.”

The protest had started late last night, with dozens of banners – some even reporting over a hundred – appearing simultaneously all over the city with the same message: ‘Pallotta vattene’ – Pallotta Leave.

Roma ultras are seemingly beginning an orchestrated campaign against President James Pallotta with dozens of messages around the city.

The same banner appeared this evening all over the Italian Capital with the message: ‘Pallotta vattene’ – Pallotta leave.

The fact that so many were spread out so far and all on the same evening suggests the various ultras groups have organised a campaign to get the patron out of the club.

Roma sporting director Monchi is expected to fly to Boston next week to meet with owner James Pallotta.

The Giallorossi have had a difficult start to the season, but Monchi publicly backed Coach Eusebio Di Francesco yesterday.

"Unfortunately I have talked about this too many times: the position of the club has not changed and our confidence is the same,” the Spaniard told the club’s official website.

James Pallotta dismisses rumours he could sell Roma to an Arab investor for €800m as “very fake news”.

Libero reported this morning that the American owner had been in talks with a potential buyer since the beginning of October, and had named his price as €800m.

The newspaper claimed the investor was linked to Saudi crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud, with talks stalling after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Roma are using Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi to lay the groundwork in talks with Antonio Conte to replace Eusebio Di Francesco, it’s reported.

Today the club backed Di Francesco despite recent poor results, but it’s not clear how much longer they’ll continue to support him.

It’s widely believed President Jim Pallotta wants to bring in Conte, rather than options such as Paulo Sousa and Vincenzo Montella.

Roma have reportedly confirmed their faith in Coach Eusebio Di Francesco, but put the squad into a training retreat.

The Giallorossi had been 2-0 up away to Cagliari on Saturday, but managed to concede the equaliser for 2-2 when the Sardinians were down to nine men.

According to Sky Sport Italia, today’s decision to lock the team into a training retreat from this morning until Wednesday’s Champions League game with Viktoria Plzen.