Relative of Benito Mussolini, Juve winger Stabia gave his team the lead in the Serie B match against Cesena.
Scrolling through the 2024/2025 Serie B scorers' rankings, at one goal it is now possible to also find a decidedly particular surname: Mussolini. Yes, the Duce's great-grandson found the back of the net in the second series, scoring his first goal in the Juve Stabia shirt on 22 December. Romano, this is the name of the winger of the Campania club, had tried in every way to break free during this first part of the year, succeeding in the match against Cesena.
Romano Mussolini is actually Romano Floriani Mussolini and has a double surname: in particular the Juve player Stabia is the son of the politician Alessandra Mussolini, nephew of the duce, and of Mauro Floriani.
Mussolini's arrival in professional football has caused a lot of talk in recent seasons: he grew up in the Lazio youth team, and made his debut among the pros with the Pescara shirt last year. The first season in Serie B is the current one, in the Juve Stabia shirt.
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It goes without saying that his presence among the pros, and above all the goal of December 22nd, sparked the web: huge controversies on social media and thousands of messages regarding the arrival of Floriani Mussolini among the 'well-known players' of the world of Italian football .
