Claudio Ranieri has been appointed head coach of Roma until the end of the season – six months after announcing his retirement. Ranieri has also taken on a role advising the Italian club’s owners and will help in the search for a permanent manager. At the end of the season the 73-year-old will “transition into a senior executive role”, the club said.
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Roma have sacked Ivan Juric after only 12 matches in charge. The Croatian became the second Roma head coach to be fired this season after the side’s 3-2 home defeat by Bologna their fourth loss in the last five league games which left them 12th in the Serie A table. Juric was appointed in September after the dismissal of club legend Daniele de Rossi but he was unable to turn around the fortunes of the Giallorossi.
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Bayer Leverkusen claimed a 2-0 first-leg victory at Roma to take command of their Europa League semi-final. A first half strike from Florian Wirtz and a stunning effort from Robert Andrich gave the Bundesliga champions only their second win in Italy. Roma had just two shots on target with striker Romelu Lukaku cutting an isolated figure.
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Italy held on despite intense late pressure to secure their first Six Nations home win since 2013 as Scotland’s title hopes were all but ended by an abject second-half collapse in Rome. The Azzurri had lost 26 home games in the Six Nations since that last win over Ireland – and had lost 13 in a row overall against the Scots.
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Bayern Munich have work to do if they are to reach the Champions League quarter-finals after Ciro Immobile’s penalty gave Lazio a 1-0 win in the first leg of their last-16 tie. Immobile converted his 69th-minute spot-kick after Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano’s clumsy challenge on Gustav Isaksen for which the France international was sent off
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