Roma have appointed their new director of sport, reaching an agreement with 36-year-old current Benfica chief Tiago Pinto.
“AS Roma is delighted to announce that it has reached an agreement to welcome Tiago Pinto as the club’s new General Manager, Football,” read a statement.
“Pinto, one of European football’s most accomplished operators, is the current Director of Professional Football at SL Benfica, a post he has held since 2017, before which he managed the club’s multisports division between 2012 and 2017.”
The 36-year-old has been chosen to take over the currently empty role at the Stadio Olimpico.
It means both the director of sport and coach Paulo Fonseca will be Portuguese.
This is the first major appointment of the Friedkin era and comes after months of rumours, reports and meetings.