Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 13 ga Yuni, 2012, Chelsea ta sanar da cewa an nada Di Matteo manajan da kuma kocin kungiyar farko a kan dindindin da sanya hannu kan kwantiragin shekara biyu tare da kulob din. Shugaban zartarwa Ron Gourlay ya ce: 'Ko da yake shi (Di Matteo) ya sanya mashaya sosai a cikin ɗan gajeren lokacin da yake kula da ita, mun san cewa Roberto shine mutumin da ya dace ya jagoranci Chelsea zuwa ci gaba da nasara.' Gourlay ya kara da cewa: 'Mun riga muna sa ido ga kakar 2012 / 13 wanda ya fara lokacin da Roberto, ma'aikatansa da 'yan wasan suka dawo don kakar wasa.' Chelsea ta yi rashin nasara a gasar FA Community Shield ta 2012 zuwa Manchester City 2 <unk> 3. Kungiyarsa ta fara gasar Premier ta 2012/13 da kyau, tare da cin nasara a kan Wigan Athletic, Reading, da Newcastle United. Sun rasa
2012 UEFA Super Cup 4<unk>1 zuwa Atlético Madrid a Monaco a ranar 1 ga Satumba. Kyakkyawan yanayin farkon kakar ya ci gaba da cin nasara hudu a jere a gasar Premier da Stoke City, Arsenal, Norwich City da Tottenham Hotspur.