Football Tweet ⚽(@Footballtweet):🚨 The great-grandson of Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator who ruled Italy during the Second World War, has made his senior debut for Lazio. 🇮🇹👀 Romano Floriani Mussolini came off the bench against Bologna on Monday, thrusting one of Italy’s most infamous surnames back into the spotlight. He may be a right-back, but he’s certainly not as far-right as his great-grandfather. The 23-year-old has always insisted he wants the focus to remain solely on football: 🗣️ “My surname bothers other people more than me. The less said about it, the better.”

2026.08.26 13:29

🚨 The great-grandson of Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator who ruled Italy during the Second World War, has made his senior debut for Lazio. 🇮🇹👀 Romano Floriani Mussolini came off the bench against Bologna on Monday, thrusting one of Italy’s most infamous surnames back into the spotlight. He may be a right-back, but he’s certainly not as far-right as his great-grandfather. The 23-year-old has always insisted he wants the focus to remain solely on football: 🗣️ “My surname bothers other people more than me. The less said about it, the better.”