ACF Fiorentina announces that Raffaele Palladino is the new coach of the Viola First Team.

Palladino, 40 years old, originally from the province of Naples, after an important past as a footballer, which also led him to wear the shirt of the senior Italian national team, in 2021 he started coaching the Monza Primavera and, from September 2022, he became the technical guide of the red and white First Team, leading the Brianza team, in their first year in Serie A, to a historic eleventh place in the standings.

“After a few days from the end of the season, with the intention of planning the next one as best as possible, I am very happy and proud to be able to welcome Raffaele Palladino as our new coach, Raffaele believes strongly in our project so much so that he chose us despite the numerous offers he received. I hope that thanks to his enthusiasm, his ambition and his strong dedication to work, all together we will be able to obtain important satisfactions", these are the words of President Commisso.

Palladino has signed a two-year contract with Fiorentina, with an option for the following season.