ACF Fiorentina, the season has been difficult, but not forgettable. The club's president, Joseph Commisso, has released a message at the end of the season to summarize the challenges faced by the team. "The season has been difficult, but not forgettable". From the difficulties during the season to the memory of his father, passing through the thanks to the fans and the choice of Fabio Paratici. There are many themes that the president of Fiorentina, Joseph Commisso, has touched upon during the end-of-season speech that was published on the club's official channels. "To the press, to our fans and to the entire Fiorentina family - begins the speech of the president -. There are seasons that measure up to the ranking, and there are seasons that measure up to the heart. This season has tested our patience, our pride and our unity. We know very well that Fiorentina must have higher standards, stronger performances and ambitions worthy of the history of this club. But even in a season of suffering, there is a truth that must be said clearly: this club has not given up. It has continued to work. It has continued to believe. And in the most difficult moment, it has found the strength to rise again". The memory of Rocco and the thanks to the fans. Within the long speech, Joseph returns to talk about the moment of pain experienced for his father's illness: "For me and my family, this season has been also painful in a much deeper way, because it arrived during the disappearance of my father, Rocco B. Commisso. Anyone who knew my father knew how much Fiorentina meant to him and how strongly he believed in this club, in this city and in its people. In the most difficult days, I thought a lot about the strength he showed throughout his life, the sacrifices he made and the values he taught us: never give up, stay united and continue to build even when the road is difficult. His spirit remains with us at Fiorentina, at Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park and in the responsibility we have to continue to carry on this club with courage, dignity and love". Then the thanks to the fans: "First of all, I want to speak directly to our fans. This year you have been asked to suffer too much, and yet you have never stopped loving these colors. In the cold nights at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, in the long silences after painful results, in the chants that continued to rise from the stands, you have reminded everyone what Fiorentina really is. Fiorentina is not just a team. Fiorentina is belonging. Fiorentina is family. Fiorentina is Florence itself: proud, passionate, demanding and full of soul. For this, you deserve not only thanks, but respect. Because the love of our fans is not a decoration around this club. It is the soul of this club. And everything we do must honor that love". The choice of Paratici. In his monologue, Commisso returns to explain the choice of betting on Fabio Paratici, arrived in February: "In the most difficult moment of the season, I believed that Fiorentina needed a significant and necessary change in its sports organization: not a small adjustment, but a real step forward to give us the best chance to get out of the threat of relegation and start rebuilding with more strength. During those weeks, I thought a lot about what was needed to help the team grow and improve. And I believed that the choice of Fabio Paratici was the right answer to those needs"
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ACF Fiorentina: Commisso vows violet rebirth
Fiorentina president Commisso speaks of rebirth and pride for the team. The season has been difficult, but Fiorentina has not given up.
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