Fiorentina pull the trigger after three games

Grosso reportedly knew what was coming. Football Italia reported separately that the head coach was already aware his job could be on the line if Fiorentina lost a third straight match, and when that defeat arrived, the club moved fast rather than sitting on the decision.

Three defeats from three does not always end a manager in Serie A, a division that generally allows a slow start before the panic sets in. Fiorentina clearly decided this wasn't a slow start. It was a pattern, and one severe enough to act on before September was even out.

What went wrong so fast

No single flashpoint has been detailed in the reporting so far: no scoreline breakdown, no dressing-room bust-up, no specific tactical failure singled out by the club. What we do have is the outcome, and outcomes at Fiorentina tend to get read quickly by a fanbase and a boardroom with limited patience for a bad opening.

A winless start to a Serie A campaign for a club with European ambitions is the kind of thing that turns a manager's seat hot within a fortnight. Three straight losses without a single point on the board suggests something wasn't clicking beyond just bad luck in front of goal.

Who steadies the ship

Fiorentina have not confirmed a replacement, and nothing in the reporting names a leading candidate. What's clear is the club now needs someone who can stop the bleeding fast, given the calendar doesn't pause for a managerial search.

Whoever takes the job inherits a squad that's lost its first three competitive fixtures of the season and a fanbase already asking hard questions. The next appointment will say a lot about whether this was a snap decision born of panic or a considered one made with a plan already in place.