AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti appears on his way out at AS Roma after opening the Serie A season with two losses and Claudio Ranieri is already being tipped as a replacement. Roma opened with a 3-2 loss to Genoa and was beaten 3-1 by Juventus on Sunday. Spalletti, who earns euro3.6 million (US$5.1 million) per season and has a contract through June, 2011, was due to meet with Roma president Rosella Sensi on Tuesday. Financially struggling Roma is unlikely to fire him, meaning Spalletti will probably attempt to rescind his contract by mutual consent with the club or resign, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. Ranieri was fired as Juventus' coach with two games remaining last season. The Rome-born coach has also guided Fiorentina, Valencia and Chelsea. Ranieri began his playing career with Roma, but only appeared in six games over two seasons. Spalletti is in his fifth season with Roma, having won two Italian Cups and one Italian Super Cup. Roma was runner-up in Serie A in Spalletti's first three seasons, but the Giallorossi finished sixth last season and out of the Champions League places. Spalletti has never been truly satisfied with Roma's efforts in the transfer market, and the club is still largely dependent on captain Francesco Totti, who turns 33 later this month. In the final hours of the summer transfer window on Monday, Roma made only a modest showing by signing two players on loan -- Romania goalkeeper Bogdan Lobont from Dinamo Bucharest and 19-year-old forward Fabio Zamblare from Newcastle. 