AS Roma's president Rossella Sensi sit on a tribune during an Italian Serie A soccer match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome in this November 22, 2009 file photo. Serie A side Roma will be put up for sale as part of a proposed deal between the club's owners and creditor bank UniCredit to wipe out debts. "The primary objective (will be) to go ahead with the valuation and the sale <...> of Roma shareholding," club owner Italpetroli said in a statement.

The irony of UniCredit taking over Roma hasn't been lost on the local media. The bank's chief executive, Alessandro Profumo, is a fan of FC Internazionale, a rival club in Milan that won the Italian championship this past season. UniCredit sponsors the European Champions League, where Roma will play next season.

Shares of Roma fell 0.86% to 97 European cents in Milan, giving the club a market value of about €130 million. Sensi family debt equals to €325 million ($412.5 million).