Overview
- Fiorentina published the family’s statement overnight confirming Commisso’s death at 76 and expressing the club’s grief.
- Tributes arrived from Lega Serie A and numerous clubs, with Napoli, Roma, Parma and others offering condolences, and the New York Cosmos honoring their former majority owner.
- Commisso bought Fiorentina in June 2019 and the team reached two UEFA Conference League finals and one Coppa Italia final under his ownership.
- The Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park stands as his flagship investment, a modern training complex of over 20 hectares built at an estimated cost of about €120 million.
- The league is expected to evaluate whether to postpone Bologna–Fiorentina scheduled for Sunday, though no decision has been announced.