Great Grandson Of Italian Dictator Mussolini Scores First Goal, Crowd Responds In Bizarre Fashion

The grandson of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini scored his first professional soccer goal.

Romano Floriani Mussolini, who plays for the Serie B side Juve Stabia from Lazio, scored his first goal in his team’s 1-0 win over Cesena.

After Mussolini scored his first goal, the crowd performed the Roman salute, which was made infamous by both Benito Mussolini and fascist dictator Adolf Hitler.

Take a look:

Benito Mussolini’s great-grandson Romano Mussolini scores the winning goal, and fans respond to the announcer’s call of “Romano!” with a Roman salute.

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🇮🇹 Benito Mussolini’s great grandson Romano Mussolini scores the winning goal for Serie B side Juve Stabia.

When the announcer calls out "Romano!" the fans celebrate with a collective Roman salute.

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Here’s what The Daily Mail reported:

Italian football supporters performed the fascist salute after Benito Mussolini’s great-grandson scored his first professional goal.

Romano Floriani Mussolini, who is on loan at Serie B side Juve Stabia from Lazio, scored the only goal of the game as in a 1-0 win over Cesena.

After scoring Mussolini put his finger to his lips, but fans responded by chanting his name and performing the Roman salute.

🇮🇹Lazio defender Romano Mussolini, 21, great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, scored his first career goal, securing a win for Juve Stabia against Cesena. Fans reacted with a “Roman salute.” pic.twitter.com/upbjusdJZL

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Per The Guardian:

The Italian football federation has opened an investigation after supporters of the second division club, Juve Stabia, appeared to celebrate a goal scored by Benito Mussolini’s great-grandson with fascist salutes.

Footage captured during the team’s win at home to Cesena showed the moments after Romano Floriani Mussolini, 21, scored the only goal. As the announcer calls out “Romano” seven times, dozens of fans appeared to respond each time with the fascist salute and enthusiastic shouts of “Mussolini”.

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The football federation (FIGC) said it was looking into the matter. “The federal prosecutor’s office [of the FIGC] will send a report on the incident … to the sports judge of Serie B for a ruling,” it said.

This year Italy’s top court ruled that performing the fascist salute is not a crime, unless it endangers public order or risks reviving the banned fascist party. The ruling, sparked by an incident in Milan, came days after video emerged of hundreds of men giving the fascist salute during an annual gathering in Rome.