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New Roma owners may get briefest honeymoon

The first concerns the coaching job which former player Vincenzo Montella currently holds on a caretaker basis until the end of the season, having succeeded Claudio Ranieri when the Italian resigned in February because of poor performances.

Despite a Champions League last 16 exit, Montella has improved results but a berth in next year's competition looks unlikely with the capital club four points below the fourth and final qualifying spot in Serie A with six games left.

"From the outside these new U.S. owners don't intrigue me," Zenit St Petersburg and ex-Roma boss Luciano Spalletti told Sky.

"A foreign owner would be a good thing for Italian football but it must be an owner with potential. Roma deserve a patron like Chelsea, Zenit or Manchester City. I don't know this consortium but they don't intrigue me."

Whether she will have any role in the new setup is unclear while DiBenedetto's treatment of club captain Francesco Totti also needs to be managed carefully to win over the fans.

Roma's side is generally an ageing one and new investment is needed at a time when Serie A is struggling to attract the very best players because of competition from England and Spain.

DiBenedetto will soon have to make a decision about the club's home as they currently share with city rivals Lazio but had unveiled plans to build their own stadium in a move which is rare in Italy but would bring in extra revenue ultimately.