Claudio Ranieri Expected to Resign Amid Roma Power Struggle

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 05: Roma Senior Advisor Claudio Ranieri watches on during an AS Roma MD-1 Training Session at Ibrox Stadium, on November 05, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Alan Harvey/SNS Group via Getty Images) | SNS Group via Getty Images After returning to the Roma bench for the third time last fall, Claudio Ranieri faced a nearly unprecedented challenge: pulling the Giallorossi back from the brink of relegation. With the capital club reeling from a horrific start to the season under Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric, Roma was hovering three points above the drop zone.

Admittedly, it was only mid-November, but for a club that has faced the specter of Serie B once in its history, the panic felt real. With nowhere else to turn and few men foolish enough to take on the task, Roma lured Ranieri out of retirement and back to the Stadio Olimpico. After compiling a 22-7-7 record (all comps), including an incredible 19-match unbeaten run, Ranieri lifted Roma to fifth place, falling short of Champions League qualification by one point.

After rescuing Roma from the brink of disaster and getting them as close to the CL as any manager in the past several years, Ranieri moved upstairs last spring to a Senior Advisor role with the club. While that is a rather ambiguous job title, Ranieri’s role was to, well, advise; to help the Friedkins chart a path toward sustained success. The first step in that plan was to find someone to replace him on the touchline.

While we now know that Gian Piero Gasperini wasn’t the first choice for the job, pairing his managerial capabilities with Ranieri’s unique Roma know-how felt like a recipe for success. However, recent weeks have revealed flaws in that grand plan. Rumored disagreements over transfer strategy have surfaced, and these in-house debates soon played out in the tabloids, with Gasperini suggesting that his input was ignored last summer.