Pressure is growing on Rudi Garcia after Roma crashed out of the Coppa Italia at the hands of Serie B side Spezia on Wednesday.
Garcia had been hoping Roma would be able to end their six-game winless streak but Spezia kept their cool in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw, prevailing 4-2 to pile even more misery on the 51-year-old.
Neither side managed to find the net during a dour 120 minutes, with Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko subsequently missing from 12 yards to seal Roma's fate.
Victory sees Spezia progress to the last eight for only the third time in history, where they will face third-tier outfit Alessandria, who overcame top-division opposition in Genoa on Tuesday.
Garcia has received his fair share of criticism in recent weeks following Roma's poor run of form and a number of reports in Italy have suggested the club is already lining up potential replacements for the Frenchman.
The former Lille boss managed to squeeze Roma into the Champions League knockout stage despite a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona on matchday five followed by a scoreless draw against BATE.
Roma have dropped out of qualification for Europe's top competition next season, however, on the back of four league games without a win.