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.