Fiorentina director Joe Barone rushed to hospital, causing postponement of their Serie A game at Atalanta

Fiorentina director Joe Barone rushed to hospital, causing postponement of their Serie A game at Atalanta

  • Fiorentina’s game at Atalanta was postponed after the director was hospitalised
  • Joe Barone, 57, was taken to hospital as the team made their way to the stadium
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Fiorentina’s director Joe Barone has been rushed to hospital, causing the postponement of their Serie A game at Atalanta on Sunday evening.

The team’s players and staff were on their way to the stadium when Barone, 57, was seriously ill, with a suspected heart attack.

He was subsequently rushed to the San Raffaele hospital in Milan by ambulance.

While manager Vincenzo Italiano and the team were having a technical meeting in the Winter Garden Hotel in Bergamo, it became known that the Fiorentina CEO became weak, and then seriously ill. 

Serie A confirmed the fixture, which was due to start at the Gewiss Stadium at 6pm local time, was postponed, after Fiorentina made the request. 

Fiorentina director Joe Barone has been hospitalised following a suspected heart attack

On Thursday, Fiorentina beat Maccabi Haifa to reach the Europa Conference League quarters

Some fans were already in the Gewiss Stadium before the game at Atalanta was postponed

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Some fans had already taken their places in the ground before the game was called off, owing to the late announcement of the postponement. 

Barone, who turns 58 on Wednesday, took the role of Fiorentina director in November 2019, and is the right-hand man of president Rocco Commisso.

On Thursday night, Fiorentina overcame Maccabi Haifa in the Europa Conference League to book their place in the tournament’s quarter-finals, where they will face Viktoria Plzen. 

More to follow…  


Source From: Serie A News, Fixtures and Results | Mail Online

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