Against Cagliari Becomes Jose Mourinho's Decisive?

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JAKARTA Shocking news came from AS Roma. Giallorossi management is said to be firing Jose Mourinho if he loses against Cagliari in Serie A, Sunday, October 8 evening WIB.

After bringing Roma to the UEFA Conference League 2021-2022 trophy, Mourinho brought the Capital Wolf to the 2022-2023 Europa League final before being defeated by Sevilla on penalties. In addition, Paulo Dybala et al were also able to sit in sixth place in the Serie A final standings.

Entering the 2023-2024 season, The Special One strengthened its troops by bringing in Romelu Lukaku, Rasmus Kristensen, Renato Sanches, ARDar Azmoun, Diego Llorente, Houssem Aouar, Evan Ndicka and Leandro Paredes.

The arrival of new players made AS Roma one of the challengers for the Scudetto. Unfortunately, the start of the 2023-2024 season did not go according to Mourinho's wishes. His team was only able to win two of the seven opening matches in Serie A.

A total of eight points left the Giallorossi stuck in 13th place in the standings, despite being able to appear strong in the Europa League by defeating Sheriff Tiraspol and Servette in their first two matches.

This weekend, Jose Mourinho's troops are required to win the match at home to the caretaker team, Cagliari. Corriere dello Sport claims that the match is a gamble for Mourinho's position. Because, the President of Rome, and Friedkin will fire the Portuguese coach after giving him a second chance after a crushing 1-4 defeat from Genoa.

Mourinho got this opportunity after sporting director Tiago Pinto managed to convince Friedkin not to fire the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager. However, it was reported that the dismissal letter would still be granted if Roma lost to Cagliari again.

Friedkin, according to Corriere dello Sport, has identified the names of former Bayern Munich and German national team coach Hansi Flick as Mourinho's successor.

Since anchoring in AS Roma for the summer of 2021, Jose Mourinho has recorded 58 wins, 26 draws, and 34 defeats from 118 matches. The 60-year-old coach's contract at the Stadio Olimpico is known to end at the end of the 2023-2024 season.