By Associated Press
The firing of a club hero, planned protests and now the resignation of the CEO — chaos continues to reign at Roma.
A frenetic week continued at the capital club on Sunday as CEO and general manager Lina Souloukou resigned amid reports she played a major part in coach Daniele De Rossi’s surprise dismissal.
Roma fired De Rossi on Wednesday and hired Ivan Jurić in a move that was surprising despite the Giallorossi going winless in their opening four Italian league matches.
Fans were outraged at the decision to fire their beloved former captain and there are protests planned for Sunday’s match at home to in-form Udinese. The Curva Sud will stay outside the stadium for the first half hour of the match, while fans in other sectors will be there from the start but limit their support to the second half.
Many directed their ire at Souloukou, believing
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