If there was a list of the most surreal sights Roma fans could prepare themselves for, the prospect of Daniele De Rossi being an opponent would be right near the top.
But after a playing career devoted to Roma, and a little over a year after being sacked as head coach, De Rossi’s path has led him back to the Olimpico while in charge of Genoa.
But how many other former Roma players to have gone on to become managers and faced their former club can you remember?
In homage to De Rossi’s famous old shirt number, this quiz tasks you with naming the 16 most recent before him.
They have to have been a head coach rather than an assistant, and they have to have made at least one senior appearance as a player for Roma.
The hints for each answer are the club each answer was in charge of when they most recently faced Roma, when that game was, and between what years they were a Roma player.
You have 10 minutes to name as many as possible, but the answers stretch back to before De Rossi’s playing career even began, so you may have to rack your brains.
Anything above 50% will be a very good score, so good luck.
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