The president of Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Gabriele Gravinacondemned on Monday the mass confrontation that took place on Sunday afternoon between more than 300 fans of Rome and of Naples at a service point nearby Arezzo (hub).
“We need to make some punishments tougher and more effective. We believe the key is close cooperation between all institutions. Some incidents outside the stadium have proven to be Wild West-style gatherings to hit and run to release their tension. Unacceptable and shameful,” said Gravina in ‘Ray 3’.
“We strongly condemn these episodes, the institutions and the world of football must do more together and create the conditions so that these subjects that have nothing to do with football and sport can be removed from our system. People it must pay”, added the president.
According to initial reconstructions, problems appeared around 1:00 pm local time (12:00 GMT) on Sunday, several vans of fans of Rome they passed in front of the area where police had set up a rest area for more than 30 cars with Neapolitan fans traveling to watch their team’s league match against Sampdoria.
From the Neapolitan “caravan”, stones and smoke bombs were thrown at the vans, which provoked the reaction of about 150 Romanistas, who stopped their cars on the shoulder and walked towards the service area, where the clash. according to both sources.
The confrontation, which caused a 14-kilometre traffic jam on the A1 motorway linking Milan (north) and Naples (South), a Romanist fan was slightly injured, having to be hospitalized after receiving a knife.
The minister of sports andrea abodidescribed those involved as “criminals” and assured that “there is nothing worse than the fans calling them.”
“There is a world of difference between the fans who come to the stadium, at home or away, to sing, hug, cheer or suffer for their team and the criminals who fight at a service station on the highway, creating problems for decent people. .”, said the Italian minister this Sunday.
“There is nothing worse than calling these people fans. In 2023, the wrongdoers will pay for it, and hopefully the same will happen to the hooligans who clashed on the highway today,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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