Daniele Prade: ‘We had to win, it was for Joe Barone’

Fiorentina Sporting Director Daniele Pradè says the team had to make it to the final, dedicating it to former CEO Joe Barone. La Viola progress to the final of the competition for a second consecutive year, beating Club Brugge 4-3 on aggregate…

Commisso: ‘Barone will always be part of Fiorentina’

An emotional Rocco Commisso paid tribute to his friend Joe Barone: “He will always be part of Fiorentina.” Barone tragically lost his life earlier this week after a short illness, and the Viola held a ceremony earlier today on what would have…

Gravina: “With Barone’s passing, I Lose a Friend, He Loved Italy”

President of the FIGC Gabriele Gravina shared some heartfelt words following the news of Joe Barone’s passing. The Fiorentina director sadly passed away earlier today after falling ill at the weekend, leading to postponement of the Viola’s match with Atalanta. Gravina released…

Fiorentina director Joe Barone dies age 57

Fiorentina announced the heartbreaking news on social media that their General Manager, Joe Barone, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 57 in Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital. Barone’s sudden and tragic demise followed a critical medical emergency on Sunday afternoon, just…

Atalanta v Fiorentina Postponed After Joe Barone Taken Ill

Fiorentina’s Serie A fixture against Atalanta took an unexpected turn as director Joe Barone fell ill, resulting in the postponement of the game. The incident occurred at the team hotel, prompting Barone’s immediate transfer to the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. This…

Fiorentina SD Barone: ‘We respect the rules’

Fiorentina sporting director aimed another dig at Juventus, saying the club ‘respect the rules’ and are ‘rightly’ in the Conference League next season. La Viola have taken the place of Juve in next seasons competition after the Bianconeri were excluded from Europe…

Fiorentina: ‘Amrabat and Gonzalez are not for sale’

Fiorentina director Joe Barone confirmed that Sofyan Amrabat and Nico Gonzalez ‘are not for sale, end of story’. The pair have attracted the attention of Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Leicester City with the latest reports suggesting the Foxes were close to securing…

Barone: ‘We’ll talk to Italiano at the end of the season’

Fiorentina director Joe Barone says the club will meet with coach Vincenzo Italiano to discuss a contract extension. Italiano has a two-year contract with La Viola with an option for another year and given Fiorentina’s push for European football this season, a…