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Rocco Commisso, Fiorentina President and Mediacom Founder, Dies at 76

His family confirmed via Fiorentina that he died in the United States after a prolonged period of care.

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.