Fiorentina appoint former Italy World Cup winner ⁠Fabio Grosso as head coach

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grosso-fabio/bPHSQi9q/"]Grosso[/a], who scored the ‌winning penalty for Italy in the ‌shootout win over France at ‌the 2006 World Cup final, began his managerial career in Serie ‌B with Bari and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/verona/rJVAIaHo/"]Hellas ⁠Verona[/a], ‌before taking charge of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/union-brescia/b3fwvdum/"]Brescia[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sion/KbwIFIoN/"]Sion[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frosinone/pfo9H1Wp/"]Frosinone[/a] ​and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a].[/p][p]His last role came at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sassuolo/QDdvI0zl/"]Sassuolo[/a], where ​he won promotion in his first campaign, and after guiding them ⁠to ​mid-table safety in Serie A last season, Grosso left the club by mutual agreement on Thursday.[/p][embed guid="eb131e4e-d180-4200-9ba8-5fb5a2929e10" url="https://x.com/ACFFiorentinaEN/status/2063985717949218929" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I never ‌like to make promises,"[/b] Grosso said in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fiorentina/Q3A3IbXH/"]Fiorentina[/a] statement,[b] "but aware of the responsibilities that await me, I immediately feel I can guarantee seriousness, professionalism and involvement in building a team that has courage and ambition."[/b][/p][p]Fiorentina ‌battled relegation in the most ​recent campaign, with Stefano Pioli ‌sacked in November after a 10-game winless start. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vanoli-paolo/AB3WB3pA/"]Paolo Vanoli[/a] took over and led them to a 15th-place finish, before ⁠departing the ⁠club on Friday.[/p]