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ROME — New Roma coach Claudio Ranieri says that the Giallorossi were one of only two clubs that could persuade him to return to management. The 73-year-old replaced the fired Ivan Juric at crisis-hit Roma on Thursday. It's the third time Ranieri will coach his hometown club, having previously been in charge from 2009-11 and again in 2019. Ranieri says he was "super convinced" that he had finished coaching after helping Cagliari avoid relegation last season. But "fate wanted it that I came back home." Ranieri has pleaded with the fans to stop booing the players during matches and vows to make them proud of the team.
