Under-fire Roma coach Luciano Spalletti could resign after starting the season with back-to-back defeats.

Spalletti met with club executives to discuss the way forward after Sunday's 3-1 home setback to Juventus and he is also due to hold talks with Roma president Rosella Sensi today.

There are reports linking former Juve coach Claudio Ranieri with Roma.

The 50-year-old Spalletti has been in charge of the Eternal City outfit since 2005.

He survived a dismal start to the 2008-09 campaign but came into the new season walking a fine line after the team's sixth-place finish which was not good enough to reach the Champions League.

Roma fans were also left disappointed with the team making no big-name signings in the summer. Defenders Nicolas Burdisso from Inter Milan and Marco Motta from Udinese were the most significant acquisitions.

Injuries in the pre-season have also not helped with Simone Perrotta, Juan and Cicinho all still recovering from muscular problems.

The new season got off on the wrong foot with a 3-2 defeat at Genoa followed by Sunday's 3-1 home loss to Juve. Roma will travel to Siena on September 13.