'Treated like he'd never coached a team' - Roma slammed for 'disrespectful' Jose Mourinho sacking as Fabio Capello claims American owners have 'no sensitivity'

AS Roma, on Tuesday, announced that they have parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho following the club's dismal run of form in the ongoing 2023/24 season. The decision came after the club suffered back-to-back defeats against rivals Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarter-final and the 3-1 loss against AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday.

Former Real Madrid boss Fabio Capello did not like the way I Giallorossi handled the situation as he slammed the club's American owners - The Friedkin Group - for being disrespectful to a manager of Mourinho's stature.

Speaking to Sky Sports Italia, Capello said, "It seems to be that these American owners have a strange way of handling things, with no respect for those who work for them. They are disrespectful because we saw how [Paolo] Maldini was sacked with a phone call, and now they did the same with Mourinho, who was at Trigoria and was told that he was no longer in charge.

"There is no sensitivity around there; there is business. They are the owners, and they decide, but I believe in something more, in a certain sense of respect for those working with you, saying goodbye in a different way rather than with a cold statement or a cold call [would have been better]."

He added, "I didn’t, especially in this way. It was clear that they weren’t on the same page. Mourinho had had some requests but received no answers, and this was already a signal that things were not working. I feel Mourinho was treated like somebody who had never coached a team, in a very disrespectful way for a coach who has given a lot to world football, not only European. It’s an attitude that is unconvincing and which I don’t accept."

Just hours after parting ways with the Portuguese coach, the Italian club announced his replacement in Daniele De Rossi who joined the club until the end of the current season. De Rossi's side will next face Verona in the Serie A on Saturday.