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Soccer
Published October 24, 2021


MUSSOLINI'S GREAT-GRANDSON CALLED UP TO SERIE A CLUB'S MAIN SQUAD


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POWERS

By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News

Lazio had the great-grandson of a historical figure on their matchday squad
Sunday as the club took on Verona in a Serie A match.

The squad brought Romano Floriani Mussolini onto the club ahead of the match. He
is the great-grandson of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and the
third child of Alessandra Mussolini and Mauro Floriani.

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Lazio's Italian midfielder Romano Floriani Mussolini,18, warms up before the
Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Lazio Rome at Bentegodi stadium
in Verona on Oct. 24, 2021. (ANSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Romano Floriani Mussolini decided to use both of his surnames when playing
soccer. He told Italian media he wasn’t being judged by his last name but
instead just the play on the pitch. He signed with Lazio’s youth squad in
February, according to Reuters.

"Here at Lazio, I'm judged only for the way I play and not because my surname is
Mussolini," he told Il Messaggero in February. "I hope I can make my debut for
the Primavera one day."

Romano Floriani Mussolini of SS Lazio looks on folloiwng the 2-1 defeat in the
Primavera TIM Cup Final match between ACF Fiorentina and SS Lazio at Ennio
Tardini Stadium on April 28, 2021, in Parma, Italy.  (Jonathan Moscrop/Getty
Images)

His mother, Alessandra, told the Adnkronos press agency around the same time he
signed with Lazio that her son has no interest in politics.



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"I have nothing to comment on. It’s something I prefer to stay out of. My son
wants no sort of meddling in his private life or choices," she said, via The
Guardian.

The 18-year-old right-back had initially played for Roma’s youth club before
joining Lazio earlier in the year.



PARMA, ITALY - APRIL 28: Romano Floriani Mussolini of SS Lazio reacts during the
Primavera TIM Cup Final match between ACF Fiorentina and SS Lazio at Ennio
Tardini Stadium on April 28, 2021 in Parma, Italy.  (Photo by Jonathan
Moscrop/Getty Images)

Some Lazio fans have been accused of having far-right links. According to Sky
News, the fan club known as "ultras" have flown banners supporting fascism and
in 2005 former player Paolo Di Canio gave a fascist salute to fans after a win
over Roma.

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On Sunday, Lazio lost to Verona 4-1.



Ryan Gaydos is the Sports Editor for Fox News and Fox Business. Follow Ryan
Gaydos on Twitter @Gaydos_ and if you got a tip you can email Ryan at
Ryan.Gaydos@fox.com


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