De Rossi discussed coaching Genoa to avoid relegation, but the plan to watch the Argentinian national derby was aborted

After the Serie A team Genoa fired head coach Vieira (Cantonese translation: Vera) earlier, they are now looking for a new head coach. According to the news broke by local Italian media, Roma star De Rossi (Cantonese translation: Diros) has become the new head coach to take over. A popular figure, the former Italian international has canceled his trip to Argentina. He was originally planning to watch the Argentinian national derby match between Boca Juniors (Cantonese translation: Xiao Baojia) and River Plate in the early morning of next Monday (10th). De Rossi seems to be busy preparing to take charge of Genoa.

The 42-year-old De Rossi once coached SPAL and Roma, but was fired due to poor performance. In January last year, he began to serve as the head coach of his old club Roma, but he resigned after only 8 months. In other words, De Rossi has not coached and led the team for more than a year.

Local Italian media pointed out that De Rossi had earlier asked his former Roma teammate Paredes to get tickets for Boca Juniors' home game against River Plate. Because Paredes now plays for Boca Juniors, De Rossi also played for Boca Juniors before he retired and hung up his boots, and wanted to take advantage of his free time to come and cheer for his old club. However, the latest news indicates that De Rossi has canceled his trip to Argentina, possibly to discuss contract details with Genoa.