Overview
- ACF Fiorentina and Mediacom announced Commisso’s death after a prolonged period of medical treatment, without specifying a cause.
- The club confirmed all teams will fulfill fixtures to honor him, including the men’s first team away to Bologna on Sunday.
- Serie A organized a minute’s silence before this weekend’s matches, as tributes poured in from across football including Real Madrid and Napoli.
- Day-to-day operations are being handled by general manager Alessandro Ferrari alongside CEO Mark Stephen, with reports indicating wife Catherine will assume control and Fabio Paratici joins senior management in early February.
- Fiorentina players and staff marked the occasion with commemorative shirts reading “1 Rocco” and “Grazie Rocco,” and injured players traveled to be part of the tributes.