An ambitious Fiorentina. That’s what he wants Rocco Commisso. The Viola president spoke to the notebooks of today’s edition of the Sports Gazette of his team: “We have taken 11 players, an entire team. Let’s give Palladino time. I have always said that the goal is to do better than the year before. We finished eighth and we want to go up. For me it is a stronger Fiorentina than last year. With the arrival of a mix of young and experienced players on an already important base. Now they have to understand the methodologies of the new coach, but I am very confident”.
The number one then returned to the biggest regret of the owned stadium: “It’s a pain that in these 5 years I haven’t been able to convince the local administration and politics to let me build a owned stadium instead of renovating the Franchi. But in Italy there is the ‘monuments agency’ (the superintendence of cultural heritage, ed.) and we haven’t been able to do what we wanted. It’s absurd after 100 years not to be able to build a new stadium in Florence or near Florence. What can I say? I don’t control the bureaucracy, but politics hasn’t helped Fiorentina in its modernization process”.
Finally a thought on Joe Barone: “It was a disgrace to have lost him. He helped me a lot in so many years together. He did a great job for Fiorentina in the club, in the League, at Viola Park. Now his commitment is being continued by the director general Alessandro Ferrari, who has always been by his side in these years, and the sports director Daniele Pradè. We all dream of lifting a trophy to dedicate to Joe. We hope to succeed this year”.