Joe Barone remains hospitalized in critical condition

Fiorentina, Joe Barone’s condition

Fiorentina issued Monday morning a new statement on the condition of general manager Joe Barone, who, according to the statement, "remains hospitalized at the cardio-surgical intensive care unit of’San Raffaele Hospital in Milan in critical clinical condition as a result of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest".

"Vital functions are supported by artificial mechanical support techniques. Any prognostic predictions è are currently misplaced. The Barone family, the Commisso family and all of Fiorentina thank San Raffaele and all of Professor Zangrillo’s team for the work that’s been put in place from the first moment", ends the note.

At the request of the purple club, the Lega Calcio yesterday had made official the postponement of the match with Atalanta: "It is hereby communicated that è arranged the postponement to a date to be determined of the match Atalanta-Fiorentina, scheduled for today, March 17, 2024 with the start at 18:00, and valid for the 29ª day 29 of the Serie A Tim".