Italian police have identified a Lazio soccer fan wearing a shirt used by neo-Nazis to praise Adolf Hitler, and two other Lazio fans for making fascist salutes on Sunday during the derby against Rome.
The identity of the neo-Nazi fan, of German nationality and who wore the inscription “Hitlerson 88” on his shirt, was made after analyzing images of cameras installed to control the access of fans to the Olympic Stadium in Rome, the Police detailed in a statement.
The same fan already has a police record dating back to 2009, when, on the occasion of another derby between Lazio and Roma, he was denounced for trespassing.
The Italian police also managed to identify two individuals of Romanian nationality who, at the end of the fight, showed their right arm stretched out in front, making the fascist Roman salute.
The identities are part of the investigation process opened by the sports authorities and the police on racist and anti-Semitic behavior, contrary to the law of the country, which can be seen in the Lazio-Roma match, the great teams of capital of Italy, the last Sunday.
Along with fascist chants and neo-Nazi shirts, part of the Lazio crowd chanted hateful proclamations against various groups.
Faced with these acts, the Sports Justice of the highest category of Italian football asked the Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday to deepen the investigation into the “vulgar, offensive” and anti-Semitic behavior of Lazio fans.
Possible sanctions against the club will be made public before April 4 and will be decided based on “Lazio’s cooperation in the tasks to identify the authors of the chants and prevent the repetition of similar sad events,” according to in the statement. Italian soccer first division in a statement.
After the incidents, the Lacial club did not take long to show their disagreement with the attitude of its fans and to promote their intention to ban the perpetrators from entering the stadium.
Source: La Verdad
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