Tragedy struck at the club's center.

Fiorentina appointed a new general director to replace the late Giuseppe Barone. The official website of the Florentine club informs about this.

The vacant seat was taken over by Alessandro Ferrari of 66.

On this occasion, Fiorentini President Rocco Commisso issued an official statement.

“It will be important for us without a person who knew everything and everyone, and every day kept me informed about the club. Alessandro Ferrari becomes general director, and Daniele Prada continues as sporting director.

All the people I know are the ones who started working for Fiorentina, and who will now have great obligations. Thank you for my continued encouragement and help..

“And they will have the opportunity to do not only richly and well, but also good deeds,” said Commisso.

Guess what, the former general director of the Violets, Giuseppe Barone, was on the 17th of February, on the day of the match between Fiorentina and Atalanta in the 29th round of the Italian Serie A, feeling unwell. The 57-year-old functionary was immediately hospitalized at the San Raffaele clinic, and then he underwent heart surgery, but died within two days.