The group of Juventus ultras known as Drughi offended Torino fans this Saturday by recalling the Superga Tragedy, a plane crash suffered by the ‘Grande Torino’ in 1949 after the plane they were on crashed in Basilica of Superga (Turin). that no one survived.
On Friday night, before the derby played by both clubs this Saturday (0-0), some ultras went to the Basilica to hang three banners. One with the name Drughi, another with the message “Since 1897 (the year Juve was founded) the real history of Turin is us” and the third, bigger, with the inscription “El mata Toro” and the representation of a zebra (Juve’s symbol) stabbing a bull (Torino’s symbol) in a bullfight.
Statement of condemnation of Juventus
Juve wants to distance itself from the events and condemned the actions of that sector of its fans in an official statement
“The lack of respect for places of historical memory and the gratuitous insults to institutional places are manifestations that we condemn and speak for themselves,” wrote the ‘bianconero’ club.
The ‘Derby della Mole’ ended in a goalless draw which kept Juve third and Torino ninth, 5 points adrift of the European spots.
Source: La Verdad
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