MILAN: Fiorentina鈥檚 general manager Giuseppe 鈥淛oe鈥� Barone died on Tuesday at the age of 57 after falling ill over the weekend resulting in his team鈥檚 Serie A match being postponed.
Barone had been rushed to Milan鈥檚 San Raffaele hospital on Sunday, resulting in Fiorentina鈥檚 match at Atalanta being postponed to an unspecified later date.
鈥淓veryone at Fiorentina is distraught for the terrible loss of a man who offered his professionalism, his heart and his passion for our colors,鈥� said Fiorentina in a statement.
鈥淭he entire 鈥榁iola鈥� world embraces his wife Camilla, his children and the entire Barone family in this moment of huge sorrow.鈥�
Barone, who was born in Sicily in 1966 but moved to New York City when he was a child, passed away a day before his 58th birthday.
He was a long-time colleague of Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso and had been a key part of the club hierarchy since the change of ownership in 2019.