Fiorentina’s Serie A conflict with Atalanta was postponed after Fiorentina director Joe Barone was rushed to hospital.
The groups have been set to conflict at 5pm UK time on Sunday, however this fixture will now be performed at a later date.
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A Serie An announcement learn: “The Atalanta vs Fiorentina match, scheduled for at this time 17 March 2024 at 18:00 CET, has been postponed to a later date.”
It was extensively reported that Barone was rushed to hospital with a ‘severe’ and ‘sudden’ sickness.
Fiorentina later confirmed that Barone was receiving therapy on the cardiac intensive unit on the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan the place he is in a essential however secure situation.
An announcement from the membership learn: “ACF Fiorentina can affirm that Joe Barone is at present hospitalized on the cardiac intensive care unit at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan directed by Prof Alberto Zangrillo.
“His situation stays essential however secure. Barone is at present receiving essentially the most superior therapy in cardiac perform and assist. One other replace will likely be revealed tomorrow.”
Barone, who turns 58 on Wednesday, took the function of Fiorentina director in November 2019, and works intently with president Rocco Commisso.
Fiorentina’s final match noticed them overcome Israeli facet Maccabi Haifa of their Europa Convention League last-16 tie.
The Florence-based membership are going for Convention League glory for a second straight season having lost last term’s final to West Ham.
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Atalanta and Fiorentina are each vying for a European soccer spot with the house facet in sixth, one level behind fifth-placed Roma, who occupy the ultimate Europa League spot.
In the meantime, Fiorentina are eighth, 4 factors behind Atalanta.
