ROBERTO DI MATTEO was warned he would be sacked if he axed £50million flop Fernando Torres.
SunSport can reveal that Chelsea chiefs were aware Di Matteo was thinking of dumping owner Roman Abramovich’s pet signing against Juventus on Tuesday.
They advised the manager not to but the Italian ignored the warning — even though he knew it would cost him his job.
Former Liverpool chief Rafa Benitez has been named as interim boss until the end of the season.
Di Matteo was ruthlessly axed at 4am yesterday, hours after Chelsea were effectively knocked out of the Champions League with a a 3-0 defeat in Italy.
Abramovich still hopes he can get former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola in the summer.
Benitez is a dream appointment for Torres, who only showed his true ability when he was taken to Liverpool by Rafa.
Di Matteo decided to drop Torres after his dismal performance during the 2-1 defeat at West Brom on Saturday.
He then refused to obey Chelsea’s orders and named Eden Hazard up front in Turin.
And defeat was the final straw for Abramovich, who had been preparing to replace Di Matteo for almost a month.
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