Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso Criticizes Referee and English Fans After Conference League Final Defeat

 Il patron della Viola se la prende anche con l'arbitro: "Ci sono stati casi in cui avrebbe dovuto fare la differenza"

Jun 08, 2023

The president of Fiorentina Rocco Commisso doesn’t hide anger and disappointment afterwards the defeat in the Conference League final against West Ham. The Italian-American entrepreneur takes it out on the Spanish referee Del Cerro Grande (“I expected that we could win this game, but there were some cases on the pitch where the referee should have made the difference, Jovic with a broken nose, the other fact is that of Biraghi”), but also with the English: “I spoke to the Premier League president and told him that those over there are all animals for how they treated our players.” Commisso holds on to the Italian coach: “It’s a firm point”.

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“We could have won that match 3-0 – continued Commisso – As for the fans, as I have already said, I am so sorry for them, they deserved more, we didn’t make it”.

This disappointment as a starting point for next season. “I spoke to the coach, I congratulated him on the season, but we all have low spirits. We still have to go on, we have to start from here to do better next season. Did we deserve the cup? We lost both games 2-1. we deserved more, but that’s football. I’m sorry for the fans, they deserve more.”

BIRAGHI HEAD INJURED, WEST HAM: “WE WILL PUNISH THE GUILTY”

Through a press release, West Ham stigmatizes part of its fans for the throwing of objects onto the pitch that also hit Fiorentina captain Biraghi and announces exemplary punishments for the perpetrators: “West Ham United strongly condemns the behavior of a small number of people who threw objects onto the pitch during the UEFA Europa Conference League final. These actions have no place. in football and in no way represent the values ​​of our team and the vast majority of our supporters, who performed impeccably in Prague this week and during our last two seasons around Europe. our zero tolerance approach, anyone identified will have their details passed on to the police and face exemplary fines, meaning they will not be able to enter the London Stadium or travel with the club for a long time.”

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