New AS Roma coach Ivan Juric said his players were disappointed by the sacking of Daniele De Rossi, but he was pleased with their performance as they clinched their first Serie A win of the season by beating Udinese 3-0 on Sunday.
AS Roma have sacked head coach Daniele De Rossi after the club went winless in their first four league matches of the season, the Serie A side said on Wednesday.
Last season's runners-up Roma advanced to their fourth European semi-final in a row.
Play in Roma's Serie A match at Udinese on Sunday was abandoned after Evan Ndicka collapsed with an apparent problem with his chest.
Roberto De Zerbi revealed his regrets on Italian television after Brighton were swept aside 4-0 in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Adrien Rabiot's second-half goal earned Juventus a 1-0 home win over AS Roma on Saturday that took them within two points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
AC Milan, meanwhile, were drawn against French club Rennes.
Roma have just one win from their six league matches so far.
AS Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has been suspended for their next four matches in the Europa League after the Portuguese boss directed abusive language at referee Anthony Taylor while the club was fined, Europe's soccer body UEFA said on Wednesday.
Jose Mourinho said Tuesday that his experience of European glory will be no help to him as Roma are one step away from their first major continental crown.
Barcelona capitalise on two disastrous own goals by AS Roma to thrash the Italian side 4-1 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.
Manchester United suffer a shock exit in the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 loss to Sevilla while Edin Dzeko strike gives Roma a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk to send them through on away goals on Tuesday.
Shakhtar Donetsk's South American blend proved too strong for AS Roma as goals from Facundo Ferreyra and Fred gave them a 2-1 win in a Champions League tie played in freezing conditions on Wednesday.
Champions Juventus keep pace with Serie A leaders Napoli after a hard-fought 1-0 win over title-rivals AS Roma with Inter Milan suffering a second consecutive defeat.
Stephan El Shaarawy scored a brace as AS Roma mauled Chelsea 3-0 to claim top spot in Champions League Group C on Tuesday at the expense of the English champions.
Juventus, beaten Champions League finalists twice in the past three seasons, begin the 2017-2018 season looking to extend their current record of six consecutive title wins in Italy's Serie A.
German international defender Antonio Rudiger joins Chelsea from Italian club Roma for a reported fee of £29 million.
AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti parts company with the club despite leading them to second place in Serie A this season with a club-record points haul.
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said securing a win, and not giving Francesco Totti a full game on his swansong, remains the priority in their final match of the season at home to Genoa.
