Spalletti quit his job as Roma coach and was replaced by Claudio Ranieri earlier this week.
“I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news about Spalletti,” Balbo told tuttomercatoweb.com.
“It seems to me like this is all a negative situation for Roma, but luckily it happened at the start of the season and a valid coach like Ranieri has been found.
“To be honest, I was expecting the resignation, but not now. Maybe at the start of the season, but not during the season.
“I don’t know what triggered him to take this decision, we cannot judge since we’re not inside the situaton, only they can know.”
