Manager (†57) of Serie A club dead: deep sadness in Italy. Fiorentina mourns the loss of a “person who shaped the club’s recent history” Barone was taken to hospital by helicopter and underwent surgery after a medical emergency before the Serie A game between Atalanta Bergamo and Florence on Sunday.
The Sicilian native had spent many years in the United States and was also vice president of the New York Cosmos. One of his sons, Gianfranco Barone, is currently under contract with Cosmos.