User blog comment:D. Cello/Assassinews 10/19 -- ACR new info/@comment-92.24.61.248-20111022092813/@comment-4360293-20111024030757

No one really "ran" the Italian Assassins after Mario's death. Niccolo and Ezio just made decisions together. But I think Ezio was just the Mentor of the Italian Assassins. (But correct me if i'm wrong, does Ysuf ever refer to Ezio as il Mentore?)