In Advance of their final USA International Champions Cup game, Italian Professional Football Club ACF Fiorentina traveled all the way from Florence to the Bronx’s Little Italy for a celebratory ‘Pep Rally’ on Sunday, July 21 at the Arthur Avenue Retail Market. The event was a homecoming for ACF Fiorentina’s new owner Rocco Commisso who grew up in the Bronx after emigrating from Calabria.
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Rocco Commisso (back, l) with players Bartlomiej Dragkowski, goalkeeper and Nikola Milenkovic, defender.
Photo by Laura Stone
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Rocco Commisso (l) proudly accepted a citation of merit on behalf of ACF Fiorentina from Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
Photo by Laura Stone
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ACF Fiorentina’s Pitero Terracciano (l) and Frederico Ceccherini (r) spoke to one another as Peter Madonia, Belmont Business Improvement District chairman addressed the crowd.
Photo by Laura Stone