Overview
- Club statement confirmed De Rossi’s hiring on Thursday after Patrick Vieira’s winless start led to his dismissal.
- Genoa said De Rossi has already met the players and will lead Thursday’s training session at the Signorini Sports Centre.
- A 2-1 win at Sassuolo under caretaker Domenico Criscito lifted Genoa to 18th on six points, level with 17th-placed Pisa.
- Fiorentina, Genoa’s next opponent, also sacked Stefano Pioli this week and sit bottom of Serie A after a winless opening.
- Multiple reports say De Rossi’s deal runs to season’s end with an option tied to survival, and he was filmed arriving in Genoa on Wednesday.