Serie A TIM: death of Joe Barone, general director of ACF Fiorentina since 2019

"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," announced ACF Fiorentina (Serie A TIM) on 19/03/2024.

"Rocco Commisso (president of the club) 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 colours. He was a treasured friend who always stayed strong in the happiest and, above all, the most difficult moments," said the club, about the Italian-American who became its general director in 2019.

The man who was commonly called "Joe" Barone suffered a heart attack on Sunday 17/03/2024, a few hours before the Atalanta BC - ACF Fiorentina league game, which led to the match being postponed.

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