In brief
Romano Floriani Mussolini, great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, marked an impressive Serie A debut by helping his team Cremonese secure a 3-2 victory over Sassuolo. Coming off the bench, he earned a penalty leading to a decisive goal, making a significant impact in his first top-flight match.
Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, came off the bench to help Cremonese defeat Sassuolo 3-2 in his Serie A debut on Friday. Introduced with eight minutes remaining, 22-year-old Floriani Mussolini earned the penalty from which Manuel de Luca struck the winner for the newly promoted side, who went top of the Serie A table with two wins in two matches. The right-back, on loan from Lazio, was an unused substitute in Cremonese's 2-1 win at AC Milan in their Serie A opener last week. Too many things happened in too little time, I don't think I'll ever forget the night because I've always dreamed of making my debut in Serie A, said Floriani Mussolini. My goal was to make a difference, and I'm happy that I managed to do that. Floriani Mussolini wears the number 22 shirt at Cremonese and has the name 'Romano' on the back of his jersey. He came through the ranks at Lazio but never made an appearance in the Italian top flight for the Biancocelesti. After loan spells at third-division side Pescara and Juve Stabia in the second division, he joined Cremonese in the summer, where he stated, I'm here to play football, insisting that his surname is more of a hassle for others than for himself. Benito Mussolini, who led Italy from 1922 until overthrown in 1943, was linked with fascism and allied with Hitler during World War II, leaving a controversial legacy that extends into the present.
