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TURIN, ITALY – MAY 25: Paulo Dybala and Claudio Ranieri, Head Coach of AS Roma celebrate after the team’s 2-0 victory following the Serie A match between Torino and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on May 25, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Claudio Ranieri has talked on Roma’s current situation, insisting the club are pulling in the same direction despite the tensions that have surfaced publicly in recent weeks, while also offering his verdict on how Italian football must rebuild following the third consecutive World Cup absence.
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The Roma senior advisor was speaking at the Premio Città di Roma ceremony at the CONI Salone d’Onore, where he kept his comments brief but pointed, via the Corriere dello Sport.
On the club’s situation heading into the final weeks of the season, Ranieri was resolutely positive. “Roma? We expect the best, the players are giving everything. Everyone united for a single objective,” he said.
Ranieri refuses to comment on Roma tension with Gasperini
Notably, Ranieri declined to address the widely reported tensions with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini, which have dominated headlines since his pre-match comments ahead of the Pisa fixture were made public.
His silence on the matter speaks volumes in itself, though his insistence on unity suggests he has no desire to escalate the situation further in public.
On the broader question of Italian football’s future, a topic that has consumed the country since the Bosnia defeat, Ranieri was concise but clear.
“I think we must start from the grassroots and make sure more Italians play, because our national team coaches today have very little choice,” he said.
It is a view that aligns closely with the proposal put forward by the players’ association in recent weeks, and one that is rapidly becoming the consensus position among Italian football’s most experienced figures.
