- Roma struggling for early-season form
- Currently lie 13th in Serie A
- Higher-ups thinking of a managerial change
WHAT HAPPENED? Sources at Corriere dello Sport have confirmed that Mourinho's job could be on the line on Sunday after Roma's somewhat indifferent start to their Serie A campaign. Should the Giallorossi lose to away to winless Cagliari, just as they did against Verona and Genoa - both of whom sit below Roma in the table - then the Portuguese manager could be relieved of his duties.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Thumping lowly Empoli 7-0 as well as successfully navigating their first two outings in the Europa League has done little to ease the Roma board's fears. Should they make the decision and sack Mourinho following Sunday's game then the 60-year-old would see himself forced out of the proverbial door for the fifth time in his career. Daniel Levy was the last person to sack him as Mourinho left Spurs in April 2021.
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Dybala Lukaku Genoa Roma 2023 2024WHAT NEXT FOR MOURINHO? He'll be wanting to save his job by engineering three points on the road against Cagliari on Sunday. It'd be Roma's first away league win of the season if he's able to do so.
