Daniele de Rossi has taken over as coach at CFC Genoa. A world champion thus succeeds another world champion in the port city.
Roma legend Daniele de Rossi is back on the big stage of Serie A. The 42-year-old takes over as coach at CFC Genoa, succeeding Patrick Vieira. This means that a 2006 World Cup winner is taking over the reins from one of France’s 1998 title winners.
De Rossi takes up his post in Liguria ahead of CFC’s important match against AC Florence on Sunday. Both traditional clubs are fighting against relegation. According to reports, de Rossi has signed an initial fixed-term contract until the end of the 2025/26 season, with an option to extend if he can avoid relegation to Serie B with Genoa.
CFC is the third coaching position for the former professional, after SPAL Ferrara in Serie B and AS Roma in Serie A.
Under Vieira, Genoa had not won any of its nine league games, and it was only after his dismissal that the club recently managed to secure its first three points. With only six points, however, the third-to-last team in the table still has a meager points tally.
First victory after Vieira’s departure
“Genoa warmly welcomes Daniele de Rossi and his staff and at the same time thanks Roberto Murgita and Domenico Criscito for their work,” the CFC wrote on its website on Thursday. The interim duo had led the club to a last-minute 2-1 victory in Sassuolo.
De Rossi, who ended his playing career at the beginning of 2020 with Boca Juniors, has already met the team and invited them to the training ground for the first time on Thursday afternoon. The new coach will be presented to the media on Friday.
