Ranieri wants Conte to replace him in Rome as the European battle gets ready

Claudio Ranieri confided that he would be "super happy" if Antonio Conte succeeded him at the head of Roma after taking the club in the top 4 of Serie A with a landslide victory over Cagliari on Saturday.

Following his team's 3-0 win at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Sky Sport asked him if he wanted Conte to succeed him at the end of the season. Ranieri replied, "Yes, I would like it."

Speculation has intensified over the fact that the Roma are seriously trying to appeal to the former director of Juventus, Chelsea and Italy, Conte, to succeed Ranieri, who had been appointed director by interim after the dismissal of Eusebio Di Francesco in March.

Italian media reports that Roma have signed a three – year contract worth 9.5 million euros ($ 10.6 million) per season to tempt it in the capital.

Ranieri, former director of Chelsea, said: "I am the last to know … if Antonio arrives, I will be super happy."

Before the match, the club legend, Francesco Totti, who is now manager, said that "any club would go crazy" for Conté, but declined to specify when he had spoken with the player. 49 years old, winner of the first three consecutive games of Juventus. Serie A and Premier League and FA Cup titles with Chelsea.

"Conte is one of the best coaches in Europe … with a coach like him, you have a project that has a better chance of being a winner," he told reporters. Italian media.

"However, we have Ranieri on the bench and we must respect him until the end.For the moment, it is not appropriate to talk to other coaches."

Despite an extremely irregular season, the Roma occupy the last place in the Champions League, with two points ahead of AC Milan.

Ronaldo on the target

They are four lengths behind third-placed Inter Milan, who drew 1-1 against newly crowned champion Juventus in the Derby d'Italia on Saturday night.

Radja Nainggolan gave Inter a six-minute lead with a volley of volley against a missing Juventus team such as Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic and Sami Khedira.

But Cristiano Ronaldo equalized the match at San Siro just after the hour of play when Miralm Pjanic's brazen rear-heel allowed the Portuguese star to hit home from left foot to score his 20th goal of the season.

Previously, Roma had dealt a blow in the fierce battle of the Champions League football next season.

Javier Pastore's first league goal since September and Federico Fazio's header gave his hosts two goals in eight minutes of kickoff. Aleksandar Kolarov scored the final third of the match to allow Roma to play five matches without defeat.

Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta, who will have the chance to win his second major trophy in the final against Lazio in the Coppa Italia final next month, may come back over Rome when it's over. he will welcome Udinese in trouble on Monday.

On Sunday, Milan will travel to Turin in a match that could end the challenge of the top four surprise of Walter Mazzarri's hard-to-beat team. Lazio will face Sampdoria and top scorer Serie A, Fabio Quagliarella.

Earlier Saturday, Bologna dealt a blow to Emperor Empoli's chances of survival when three second-half goals from Roberto Soriano, Riccardo Orsolini and Nicola Sansone saw them win 3-1.

Sinisa Mihajlovic's Bologna ranks 14th on 37 points after an impressive run of six wins in her last eight games, which has pushed them eight points off Empoli and the relegation zone.