Resale of tickets, control of parking near the stadium and threats to street vendors. Everything in it Giuseppe Meazzain fiction San Siroa stadium that has become a land dominated by the ‘ultras’ and gangsters of Inter and Milan for several years now.
The ‘Nord Curve 69’, the radical group Inter, and the ‘Curva Sud Milano’, of Milan, they have long had a non-aggression pact that they control San Siro equal parts profit-maximizing, free-wheeling cause of football, something that really takes a backseat to hooded men and mafia leaders on both sides, many of whom were arrested on Monday.
In the maxi police operation19 people related to the same fan were arrested, 16 of them are in preventive detention and 3 are under house arrestaccused of “criminal conspiracy, aggravated by means of the mafia, in addition to extortion, damage and other serious crimes,” the State Police and Finance said in a joint statement.
The unfortunate chapter of abuse by radical Inter and Milan fans These have happened frequently in recent years, as evidenced in investigative documents, disclosed by local media.
The call to Simone Inzaghi; the meeting with Davide Calabria
The most remarkable of all that happened was perhaps the camaraderie between the radicals and Simone Inzaghithe Inter coach, who received a call from Marco Ferdico, one of the ‘capos’ who ended up in jail.
In it, Ferdico He asked for 200 more tickets for the Champions League final with the threat that he would not enjoy the Italian Cup final against ‘Fiore’ if he did not receive them. Football in the background.
“I will talk to Ferri, Zanetti and Marotta (management),” Inzaghi said. A few days later, not 200, but 500 more tickets arrived for the radicals thanks to the intervention of the coach himself.
That was not the only time they contacted Inzaghi, who as early as 2023 recommended always leaving the two forwards well.
The issues of the ‘Curva Nord 69’ are well known and are not confined to the coach. They have met in their day Milan Skriniar to know your future and partner Romelu Lukaku to demand explanations for the team’s bad moment.
And, of course, the internal controversial cases, such as the recent assassination of the leader Antonio Belloco another ultra group member, Andrea Berettais already in jail and also accused in this operation.
Furthermore, by 2022, the ‘Nord Curve 69’ During one match, he learned of the assassination of one of his historic leaders and left the stadium in the middle of the confrontation, forcing other fans to leave the stadium violently, including families with small children.
In the Milan area there are also cases of abuse by radicals. In 2023, Luca Luccileader of Milan’s ‘ultras’ and one of those arrested, met in a bar with Davide Calabria, captain ‘rossonero’.
A loud silence from the clubs
More than 24 hours have passed since the Italian authorities broke up the ‘ultra’ stand with almost twenty arrests. Inter and Milanbut none of the clubs have yet openly condemned the mafia, abusive and more than reprehensible acts of those who fill their stadium every weekend.
Just a few days ago the fans of Athletic Club of Bilbao They threw a flare at Roma fans, the Basque club took no time to condemn what happened. Ernesto Valverde He criticized his team for the incident before the press conference, the players went through the mixed zone to demand it never happen again and the club released a statement saying it was “not their style” and asking for forgiveness from in Rome.
An example that doesn’t either Inter or Milan They seem ready to continue even if they distance themselves from the nineteen leaders of radical groups who believe they are the owners of the club, who have often instilled fear in families at the stadium and who, some of case of Interhas ties to the most powerful mafia in the world, the ‘Ndrangheta.
Both clubs have made themselves available to the courts to cooperate, according to local media reports, but they have not issued public statements. For now, there is no investigation into the management of either team, all eyes are on the stands.
Source: La Verdad
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