The mafia, who -infiltrate on Inter and Milan: ‘The Washington Post’ shows how they hold

The mafia is that -infiltrate of many years in Inter from milan And the Milan. The killings, extortion and scams: a police investigation in which ‘The Washington Post’ echoes, found that ultras groups of the two largest clubs in Milan and all Italians were controlled for a long time by those who organized Calables that had been organizing the crime.

In Italy, ultras groups are not just amateur groups: they are also political organizations and, at the same time, commercial. His bosses became influential personalities in society. Some have bridges with select political, while others have become numbers with great power in the drug world.

Antonio Bellocco and Andrea Beretta, head of the Nord Curve, the Ultra Group of Inter Milan, became a truly prominent person in the city of Northern Italy. But few fans know that both have worked for the Italian Mafia, according to Italy researchers: everything that happened in their hands – from selling tickets to drink concessions at Inter Stadium – is a source of income for organized crime.

In September, both went by car after the gym session. Suddenly, the vehicle pulled forward and, a few seconds later, the driver’s door opened and Bellocco fell to the ground. He was stabbed twenty -once by Beretta, his partner, who was shot by Bellocco in his foot a few seconds before. Bellocco died a little, becoming the second leader of the Inter Milan Ultras to be killed in just two years.

Bellocco’s death and the arrest of Beretta accelerated a police investigation that continued for hours. His case shows what scope of criminals has taken to fan clubs of one of the most popular teams in the world. However, police operations are also moving to Ultras del Milan, other great city teams and Inter’s historic rival. His ultras also worked for the mafia.

Italian football transformation in a multi -billion dollar industry attracts a constellation of economic interests in the country, from the states of the Gulf of Persians to US finance magnates. Organized crime is not left and the business part is to be secure. Criminal groups no longer refill the locker room or try to influence the results of the matches, but they set bridges to players, coaches and team manager.

‘The Washington Post’ has access to the documents and time of interviews describing the way the crime repair is that italtrates the highest strata of Italy’s football. Remember that both Inter and Milan are American owned.