--- title: "Fiorentina Showed the World Champion the Door: Fabio Grosso Becomes the First Top-League Sacking of the 2026/27 Season" description: "Fiorentina officially announced the termination of Fabio Grosso's contract after a run of defeats in Serie A. This is the first coaching sacking in Europe's top-5 leagues in the 2026/27 season." date: 2026-09-07T07:20:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/fiorentina-sacks-fabio-grosso-first-top-league-sacking-2026-27 tags: [fiorentina, fabio-grosso, serie-a, italy-football, coach-dismissal] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Fiorentina Showed the World Champion the Door: Fabio Grosso Becomes the First Top-League Sacking of the 2026/27 Season ![Fabio Grosso at a Fiorentina press conference ahead of his dismissal as head coach in the 2026/27 season](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/07/fiorentina-uvolila-fabio-grosso-pervaya-otstavka-top-lig/fiorentina-uvolila-fabio-grosso-pervaya-otstavka-top-lig-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Fiorentina terminated Fabio Grosso's contract ahead of schedule, which was set to run until the summer of 2028 - Under Grosso the team played 4 official matches: a 4-1 win over Benevento in the Coppa Italia and three defeats in Serie A (0-4, 0-3, 1-2) - The club dropped to the bottom of Serie A with a goal difference of 1:9, despite around €150 million invested in transfers in the summer - This is the first coaching sacking in Europe's top-5 leagues in the 2026/27 season Florence's Fiorentina made a sharp personnel U-turn, parting ways with head coach Fabio Grosso ahead of schedule. According to [Sport RBC.UA](https://www.sport.rbc.ua), citing the club's official website, the "Violets'" management decided to end its cooperation with the 48-year-old Italian specialist, who won the 2006 World Cup with the national team. The coach's contract was set to run until the summer of 2028, but the agreement was terminated well before its expiry — just a few months after his appointment. ### Official Decision and Timeline The club confirmed the end of its cooperation with Grosso in an official statement. According to the outlet, the coach served in the role for about three months, which matches the phrasing "a few months after his appointment" in the initial reports. The decision was made against a backdrop of persistently negative results in the domestic league, leaving management with no room for manoeuvre. ### Four Matches and Three Defeats in Serie A Under Grosso, Fiorentina played just four official matches. The only positive result came in the Coppa Italia, where the team beat second-division Benevento 4-1. In Serie A, however, the "Violets" suffered three consecutive defeats: to Roma (0-4), Frosinone (0-3) and Torino (1-2). As a result, the club dropped to the bottom of the Italian championship table with a goal difference of 1:9, which became the main argument in favour of his dismissal. ### Transfer Expectations Versus Reality In the summer transfer window, Fiorentina's management allocated around €150 million to strengthen the squad, expecting to fight with the coach for high positions in the table. Instead, the team found itself at the bottom of the league with a catastrophic goal difference, which sharply accelerated the decision to terminate the contract. The gap between the large financial investments and the actual on-pitch results, in effect, sealed the coach's fate. ### Grosso's Career and the Season's First Departure Grosso's sacking became the first among all coaches in Europe's top-5 leagues in the 2026/27 season. Before joining Fiorentina, the specialist had led Sassuolo and also worked with Lyon, Verona, Brescia and Juventus' youth team. Thus, the club lost a coach who possessed both the playing experience of a world champion and many years of coaching experience in Italian and French football. ### What Comes Next The name of the new Florence coach is reportedly to be announced in the near future. The club must not only find a successor but also stabilise its position in the table, where Fiorentina, with a goal difference of 1:9 and three defeats in three Serie A matches, is in an extremely vulnerable position. The coming rounds may determine whether the team can escape the crisis already under a new manager. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [First sacking in the top leagues: Italian giant shows the world champion the door](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/persha-vidstavka-top-ligah-italiyskiy-grand-1788765370.html) - Базовый источник: официальное объявление клуба, 4 матча, 3 поражения в Серии А, ~150 млн евро на трансферы, первая отставка топ-5 лиг. - [Italian club sacks world champion after three Serie A matches](https://sport.nv.ua/football/fiorentina-uvolila-fabio-grosso-pervaya-otstavka-sezona-v-serii-a-50639039.html) - Совпадает: три матча в Серии А (подсчёт по первенству, без Кубка Италии), первая отставка сезона в Серии А. - [Fiorentina announces Grosso's departure; coach spent three months at the club](https://www.sport-express.ru/football/italy/news/fiorentina-uvolila-grosso-s-posta-glavnogo-trenera-2453123/) - Подтверждает срок около трёх месяцев и факт отставки. - [Fabio Grosso dismissed as Fiorentina head coach](https://media.az/sports/fabio-grosso-uvolen-s-posta-glavnogo-trenera-fiorentiny) - Подтверждает факт увольнения с поста главного тренера. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Why did Fiorentina sack Fabio Grosso? **A:** The club terminated the contract early after three consecutive defeats in Serie A (to Roma, Frosinone and Torino), which dropped the team to the bottom of the table with a goal difference of 1:9. ### Q: How many matches did Fiorentina play under Grosso? **A:** A total of four official matches: one in the Coppa Italia (a 4-1 win over Benevento) and three in Serie A, all of which ended in defeat. ### Q: Is this the first sacking of the 2026/27 season? **A:** Yes, according to sources, this is the first coaching sacking among Europe's top-5 leagues in the 2026/27 season. ### Q: Who will replace Grosso? **A:** The name of Fiorentina's new coach is to be announced in the near future — at the time of publication, no successor has been named.