Five Roma teammates ask for Dzeko to regain captaincy

Coach Paulo Fonseca stripped him of the armband after having problems with the Bosnian. The club are not planning to remove the punishment.

Dzeko is no longer the Roma captain and he will not be it for at least some time.

The Roma player was punished by his coach for ill-discipline and, even though he was allowed to return to group training, Fonseca still does not want him to be the captain.

Five senior players in the squad have called for Dzeko to be given the armband again, 'Corriere dello Sport' reports. They are Pellegrini, Mancini, Cristante, Spinazzola and Mirante. The club's response is clear: no.