Defender Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of the Italian fascist dictator Benito, said he wants his football talent to mean more than his family name while he prepares for a series A-debut with promoted Side Cremonese.
The 22-year-old back, on loan from Lazio, came to Cremonese earlier this month after the club had earned promotion to the Italian flight via the B-Play-Offs series.
«I am here to play football. My last name? It has harassed others more than it has ever hindered. It is a tough name for others, but not for me,» Romano told a press conference on Wednesday.
«The less it is spoken, the better. I am here to express myself on the field, nothing else … I want to gain valuable experience in the Serie A, to take on more experienced players and play as much as possible to show my skills.»
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Romano is the son of Mauro Floriani and the Italian politician Alessandra Mussolini, a former member of the European Parliament for the Forza Italia Party and the granddaughter of Benito, who was Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943 after a fascist coup.
Romano, who can also play as a winger, made 37 performances for Juve Stabia last season, who lost to Cremonese in the semi -final of the Play -Offs. At the age of 13 he joined the Lazio Youth Academy of rival as Roma.
«The match against Lazio will be special; it is the team I grew up with and support,» he added.
«But at the moment I am aimed at giving my everything for Cremonese, and I want to win it.»
Cremonese starts his Serie A campaign to AC Milan on August 23.
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