Totti apparently warned De Rossi, Roma Ultras Supporters Demo the Player

AS Roma players were targeted by the ultras supporters' demo for the dismissal of coach Daniele De Rossi. (X/@fficialASRoma)

JAKARTA - AS Roma legend Francesco Totti has apparently warned coach Daniele De Rossi. Totti stated that De Rossi would become a scapegoat. After De Rossi's dismissal, the ultras supporters also held a demonstration against the players.

Totti has made predictions about his colleague's future. He even warned De Rossi just days before being fired.

Totti estimates De Rossi will become a 'black goat' if Roma reaps failure. It is not without reason that Totti warned of the figure who replaced him as captain in Rome when he was about to retire.

According to him De Rossi is under pressure because he must be able to bring the Giallorossi to compete in the 2025/2026 Champions League. At least, Roma had to penetrate the top four after making massive purchases of players.

"If you don't hunt the Champions League, De Rossi will step down early. He won't last until the end of the season," said Totti, quoted by Football Italia.

Totti confirmed De Rossi would have the same fate as Jose Mourinho because he 'had to pay' or be the target of shooting if Roma picked up negative results.

"Daniele is like a lightning flash. But he has to pay the price. However, it must be admitted that at this time he is indeed one of the most worthy to be Roma coach," said Totti again.

De Rossi's sudden sacking finally caused turmoil among supporters. Roma players were sad. The Roma ultras supporters held a demonstration at the Trigoria team's training headquarters over the dismissal of De Rossi. Supporters openly blamed the player as the cause of the coach's dismissal.

Although Roma's failure to win in the first four matches in the Italian Serie A competition was the reason for sacking De Rossi, the decision was still unacceptable to fans.

The reason is, De Rossi is an icon of the club. He is clearly a Roma legend with Totti who never left the capital club. When he entered retirement, De Rossi chose to play in Argentina rather than defend the club other than Rome in Italy.

On the club's decision, hardline supporters held a demonstration, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 local time. At that time, new coach Ivan Juric began to lead team training. Juric, who previously handled Torino, was appointed by Roma to replace De Rossi until the end of the season.

Supporters who gathered at the gates of the club's training headquarters criticized players who were considered the cause of the team's failure. They accused players of hiding behind coaches as a form of 'apologizing' for failure at the start of the competition season.

Supporters also shouted at captain Lorenzo Pellegrini to ask for an explanation. They then cursed Pellegrini. Responding to supporters, Pellegrini just said, "You don't need to tell me."

When he saw one of the players, Bryan Cristante, the fans ridiculed. Some called out that he was just walking on the pitch. Cristante reportedly had a fight with De Rossi in the first weeks of the competition.

Roma will play home games against Udinese in the Italian League continued. The match became Juric's debut in front of supporters who might be a bit antipathy towards him.