Overview

• AC Fiorentina has confirmed Stefano Pioli as its new head coach under a three-year deal.
• Pioli is set to conduct his first training session on Monday as the squad prepares for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.
• The 59-year-old returns to Florence after serving as a player for six seasons and managing the club from 2017 to 2019.
• President Rocco Commisso said Pioli’s appointment is key to building on last season’s sixth-place Serie A finish.
• Pioli arrives from Al-Nassr, where he departed in late June following a spell coaching Cristiano Ronaldo.