Fiorentina pay tribute to President Commisso in first game since his death

Fiorentina paid tribute to President Rocco Commisso with special shirts during the warm-up, then Rolando Mandragora dedicated the opening goal against Bologna with a beautiful gesture.

This afternoon’s Serie A match at the Stadio Dall’Ara went ahead, despite news yesterday morning that President Commisso had died at the age of 76.

The Italian-American business magnate had been ill for some time, and his family confirmed he wanted the team to carry on as normal.

Commisso remembered by Fiorentina players

BOLOGNA, ITALY – JANUARY 18: David de Gea of ACF Fiorentina wears a shirt in memory of the late president Rocco Commisso during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and ACF Fiorentina at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on January 18, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Fiorentina players wore special shirts in his honour during the warm-up, with ‘1 Rocco’ on the back, and ‘Grazie Rocco’ on the front.

When Mandragora opened the scoring against Bologna, he ran to the touchline and held up a Fiorentina jersey with Commisso’s name, kissing it and sending a message down the television camera.

There is also a minute’s silence before every Serie A game this weekend for the figure who was President of the club from June 2019.

His right-hand man in running Fiorentina, director general Joe Barone, died of a heart attack in March 2024.