The Bosnian striker has just been reinstated and has returned to work with the rest of his teammates with the vision put in the duel against Juventus
Portuguese Tiago Pinto, the sporting director of Rome, assured on Wednesday that the Bosnian Edin Dzeko “He is no longer the captain” of the Romanian team after his altercation with the Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca, although he was convinced that the player would continue to give his best for the good of the team.
“A club must follow the values of the discipline. At this moment, Edin is no longer the captain of the team. For the future, we will work in the interest of the Roma and Edin will certainly be the first to work in this direction “, he said. Tiago Pinto at the presentation press conference, organized at the Trigoria sports center.
Dzeko worked on the sidelines for about two weeks as a form of punishment for his fight with Fonseca after the defeat suffered on January 19 in the Italian Cup against modest Spezia, in a match in which Rome was punished with a defeat, for administrative 0-3, for making six changes, one more than the allowed limit.
Furthermore, Roma had also lost on the field, after a very negative defensive performance (2-4).
However, The Bosnian was reinstated on Tuesday and returned to work with the rest of his colleagues with the vision set for Saturday’s duel against Juventus, according to the capital’s team.
This Wednesday, Dzeko and Fonseca met in Trigoria and signed a peace deal, according to Italian media.