Fiorentina general director Joe Barone has died at age 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest two days earlier, the Serie A club said on Tuesday. Barone fell ill on Sunday shortly before their league match at Atalanta which was postponed as a result. He was taken to a Milan hospital where he was in intensive care until his death. “It is with deep sorrow and immense sadness that Fiorentina confirms the loss of one of its figureheads, a person who has marked the recent history of the club and who will never be forgotten,” a club statement said. “General Director Giuseppe Barone passed away today at…