Roma coach Paulo Fonseca to leave at end of season

<p>ROME &mdash; Roma coach Paulo Fonseca will leave the club at the end of the season, the Italian team said Tuesday.</p>
<p>The announcement came two days before Roma hosts Manchester United in the second leg of the Europa League semifinals. Roma lost the first leg 6-2 last week.</p>
<p>Roma has also struggled in Serie A and is in seventh place with four games to play.</p>
<p>Former Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri is reportedly Roma’s top choice to replace Fonseca.</p>
<p>Fonseca is in his second season at Roma, having previously coached Shakhtar Donetsk.</p>
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