Departing Roma sporting director Ricky Massara expects Luciano Spalletti to stay.

Spalletti is off contract at the end of the season.

“The Coach has always been clear, he's always said that he wanted to focus on the final part of the season and the results have followed," Massara told Premium Sport.

“We're behind only a very strong Juve and since Spalletti came in last year, we've been doing extraordinary things.

“After that, we'll weigh everything up at the end of the season.

“The Coach's work has been excellent in a technical sense, he's improved many players and others have emerged.

“We're very happy to work with him and we hope we can continue together."