Roma coach Jose Mourinho said he is experiencing “the worst start to a season as manager” with his team languishing in 16th place in Serie A after managing just one win in their opening six league games.
Last season’s Europa League finalists have the third worst defensive record in Serie A this season with 11 goals conceded. Roma’s latest setback came on Thursday in a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Genoa.
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“It’s also the worst start of my career, but I think it was also the first time in Roma’s history that we played two European finals in a row,” Mourinho told a news conference.
“You can cry internally because it hurts your heart, also because of my relationship with Roma fans it affects me even more, because it is not a personal issue but also a general one that makes me feel this way,” he added.
Mourinho joined Roma in the summer of 2021 and guided the club to a surprise Europa Conference League triumph in his first season.
It was Mourinho’s fifth European title and Roma’s first continental trophy since 1961.
