Mussolini is back with a Serie A goal 104 years after coming to power
Romano Floriani Mussolini has produced one of the most striking historical coincidences of the Serie A season.
Details: Lazio defender Romano Floriani Mussolini, the 23-year-old great-grandson of Benito Mussolini, scored his first Serie A goal on October 27, 2026, in the away match against Sassuolo. The right-back finished a Lazio move at the far post and initially saw the goal ruled out for offside, but a VAR review overturned the decision and confirmed the strike.
The calendar made the moment especially remarkable. Exactly 104 years earlier, on the evening of October 27, 1922, Benito Mussolini ordered his followers to begin the March on Rome, the political operation that paved the way for his rise to power in Italy.
The historical timeline is worth clarifying: October 27 marks the beginning of the March on Rome rather than Mussolini's formal appointment as prime minister. King Victor Emmanuel III asked him to form a government two days later. Nevertheless, Floriani Mussolini's first Serie A goal falling on the same calendar date 104 years later created an extraordinary coincidence.
The goal was Lazio's third in a spectacular 6-2 victory over Sassuolo and the first top-flight strike of Floriani Mussolini's career. The defender, born in Rome on January 27, 2003, is a Lazio academy graduate and wears number 15 for the first team. It is also worth noting that he spent the 2025/26 season on loan at Cremonese, making 28 Serie A appearances before returning to Lazio.
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