Fiorentina director Joe Barone died in Milan on Tuesday aged 57, the Serie A side confirmed on social media.
Fiorentina confirmed their General Manager Joe Barone died on Tuesday at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan aged 57.
Barone was rushed to the hospital in critical condition on Sunday afternoon after suffering cardiac arrest hours before a Serie A match between Fiorentina and Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.
He underwent heart surgery on Sunday, and Fiorentina said on Monday that the 57-year-old was on life support. Barone would have turned 58 tomorrow, on March 20.
He was born in 1966 in Pozzallo, Sicily, but moved to New York with his family when he was eight.
The Italian-American director was named Fiorentina’s General Director when Rocco Commisso bought the club from the Della Valle family in the summer of 2019. He had served as the New York Cosmos’ vice president from 2017 until his appointment at Fiorentina.
Fiorentina’s statement
“It is with deep sorrow and immense sadness that Fiorentina confirms the loss of one of its figureheads, a person who has marked the recent history of the club and who will never be forgotten. General Director Giuseppe Barone passed away today at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan after suddenly falling ill on Sunday.
“Rocco Commisso and his family, Daniele Pradè, Nicolas Burdisso, Alessandro Ferrari, Vincenzo Italiano, Cristiano Biraghi and everyone associated with Fiorentina are utterly devastated by the terrible loss of a man who showed great professionalism and gave his heart and soul for these colors. He was a treasured friend who always stayed strong in the happiest and, above all, the most difficult moments.
“The entire Viola world sends its heartfelt condolences to Giuseppe’s wife Camilla, his children and the entire Barone family during this time of immense sorrow.”
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