Daniele De Rossi is delighted taking charge of AS Roma.

De Rossi replaces Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by Roma this morning. It will mark De Rossi's second senior coaching post after he lasted three months with SPAL last season.

The former club captain said: “I would like to thank the Friedkin family for entrusting me with the responsibility of technical leadership of Roma: for my part I know no other path other than that of application, daily sacrifice and the need to give everything I have inside to face the challenges that confront us. They are waiting between now and the end of the season.

“The emotion of being able to sit on our bench is indescribable, everyone knows what Roma is for me, but the work that awaits all of us has already taken over.

"We have no time, no choice: being competitive, fighting for our goals and trying to achieve them are the only priorities that my staff and I have given ourselves."