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Rudi Garcia pays price for Roma setbacks

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 by Paolo Menicucci

Rudi Garcia has left Roma after failing to build on the great promise of his first two seasons, when a record start of ten straight Serie A wins helped the side to a runners-up spot.

Rudi Garcia has stepped aside as Roma coach
Rudi Garcia has stepped aside as Roma coach ©AFP/Getty Images

Roma have parted company with coach Rudi Garcia in the wake of Saturday's 1-1 home draw with AC Milan, which left the Giallorossi fifth in Serie A, seven points adrift of leaders Napoli.

"I'm a football man – I know these things happen in the life of a coach," former Lille boss Garcia, who joined Roma in June 2013, said on Monday. The 51-year-old led Roma to a record ten straight Serie A wins at the start of his first season, but his side's club-record 85 points that term were not enough to deny Juventus the title.

Garcia's men again finished second to Juventus in 2014/15, yet while Roma have made it to this season's UEFA Champions League round of 16 – where they meet Real Madrid – last month they suffered a shock shoot-out defeat by Spezia in the Coppa Italia's last 16.

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