According to Italian media outlet La Nazione, Fiorentina ultimately decided to sack head coach Fabio Grosso following a full day of internal discussions. Surprisingly, just that morning, internal club sources had indicated continued confidence in Grosso and a willingness to give him several more matches to prove himself.
Fiorentina did not officially announce Grosso's departure until close to 11:30 PM local time. This came just three rounds into the new Serie A season.
That morning, Fiorentina's stance was entirely different. The club had no intention of changing the head coach and instead hoped to continue backing Grosso, planning to let him lead the team through at least three upcoming matches before the international break—against Venezia and Napoli in the league, and against Pisa in the Coppa Italia—before reassessing based on results.
However, as internal meetings continued throughout the day, the club's position shifted. Paratici, Ferrari, Goretti, along with Giuseppe Commisso and Catherine Commisso, concluded that there was a clear atmosphere of mistrust surrounding Grosso within the squad, and that Grosso himself appeared willing to step aside.
Grosso ultimately did not resign voluntarily, so formally the club dismissed him. However, La Nazione characterizes this as a separation "approaching a mutually agreed upon resolution."
Following the loss to Torino, Grosso had explicitly denied any intention to resign in his post-match comments, but expressed willingness to take responsibility for the team's current situation and defer to the club's decision.
According to reports, those close to Grosso revealed he was significantly affected by chants from the Fiorentina curva sud fans. During the match, supporters called for his dismissal, and afterward, some fans took issue with Grosso's demeanor during a post-match interview, though these expressions might have simply reflected nervousness.
The primary factor in Grosso's dismissal was the team's dismal performance. In the first three rounds of the new Serie A season, Fiorentina suffered three consecutive defeats and sat bottom with 0 points, having scored just 1 goal while conceding 9.
In the opening round, Fiorentina lost 0-4 away to Roma; they then lost 0-3 at home to newly promoted Frosinone; and in round three, they lost 1-2 to Torino, a defeat that fully ignited fan frustration.
Fiorentina losing all three opening matches of a new season is extremely rare in the club's century-long history. The last time this occurred was in the 1935-36 season.
The club ultimately concluded that waiting longer posed greater risks, and thus chose to end the Grosso project prematurely, just weeks after its summer start.
Now Fiorentina must quickly appoint a new head coach. The team was assembled with high ambitions this summer, but after just three rounds, they find themselves at the bottom of the table. The club hopes to reverse the situation swiftly through a managerial change.
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