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Fiorentina Appoint Fabio Grosso as Head Coach

The club says the hire starts a rebuild after a poor season and places Grosso at the center of a renewed long-term project.

Soccer Football - Serie A - U.S. Sassuolo v Como - Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy - April 17, 2026 U.S. Sassuolo coach Fabio Grosso reacts REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v U.S. Sassuolo - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - March 21, 2026 U.S. Sassuolo coach Fabio Grosso before the start of the match REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Italian coach Fabio Grosso scored the decisive penalty that secured Italy a World Cup shoot-out victory over France in 2006

Overview

  • Fiorentina confirmed on Monday that Fabio Grosso has been named first-team head coach and has signed a contract running until June 30, 2028.
  • The appointment follows a troubled 2025–26 campaign in which Fiorentina narrowly avoided relegation and made midseason coaching and sporting-director changes.
  • Grosso arrives as a World Cup winner whose coaching résumé includes the Juventus youth sector, senior roles at Bari, Lyon and Frosinone, and two promotions with Sassuolo, who finished 11th in Serie A under him.
  • Sporting director Fabio Paratici and club president Giuseppe Commisso publicly backed the hire and said they expect Grosso’s methods and energy to rebuild Fiorentina’s identity and competitiveness.
  • Fans and the squad can expect a summer of change as Grosso prepares tactics and transfers to lift results and stabilize the team in Serie A next season.