Former Roma fullback Balzaretti astounded by De Rossi: This is madness! -Carlos Volcano

De Rossi was let go by Roma this morning after the team failed to secure a win in the first four rounds of the Serie A season.

Balzaretti, a former Roma defender, was sporting director of Udinese last season.

He told Cronache di Spogliatoio: "Pure madness, what kind of sacking is this? This is the problem when the DS doesn't choose the coach."

Balzaretti was referring to Roma sports chief Florent Ghisolfi, who arrived in the summer from Nice.