At the time of his sacking, Roma were 5th in Serie A. Jim Pallotta, club's president to Roma's official website:  On 22 June 2019, he was appointed new head coach of Serie A club Sampdoria. On 7 October 2019, with Sampdoria in last place in Serie A table and with 6 losses in 7 league games, he left the club by mutual consent. Eusebio Di Francesco has a son, Federico (born in 1994), who followed his father's footsteps by becoming a footballer too. He plays as a winger and made his Serie A debut in March 2013 at the age of 18. Eusebio Di Francesco was named after the Portuguese Football legend Eusébio.