Claudio Ranieri was greeted by hundreds of Roma supporters on his return from a meeting with club owner Dan Friedkin in London, as he accepted his third stint as their coach.
There were at least 200 fans waiting at Fiumicino Airport for Ranieri to emerge from his plane, where they placed a scarf across his shoulders.
The 73-year-old had announced his retirement over the summer after taking Cagliari to promotion from Serie B and then securing their Serie A status.
However, he was tempted to come back onto the bench by the call of his beloved Giallorossi, where he had already worked from September 2009 to February 2011, then returning as caretaker from March to June 2019.
He becomes their fourth coach of the calendar year, as Jose Mourinho was fired in January, Daniele De Rossi followed in September and Ivan Juric lasted under two months.
Ranieri had also spoken to news agency ANSA at the airport in London, where he had met with club owner Dan Friedkin this afternoon.
When it was pointed out to him that this team was in a terrible bother, he replied: “That’s why they called me! Get ready, the cavalry is here!”
His first training session will be on Thursday afternoon at Trigoria.
Roma fans welcome Ranieri back home
🔴FOLLIA ROMANISTA PER IL RITORNO DI CLAUDIO #RANIERI
🐺Oltre 150 tifosi impazziti per il nuovo mister giallorosso a Fiumicino🔥@francescoiucca pic.twitter.com/gpq6WfuTeM— calciomercato.it (@calciomercatoit) November 13, 2024
🔙 Claudio #Ranieri è tornato a Roma!
— Il Romanista (@ilRomanistaweb) November 13, 2024
Finally Roma found a good man. Nobody dislikes Ranieri.
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