Inter condemn fan-enforced stadium exit in honour of murdered ultra / Photo: Miguel MEDINA - AFP/File
-
Belgium Signs Contract for 20 Rheinmetall Skyranger Air Defence Systems
-
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Signs Pacts With London and Ottawa Institutions at CIIE
-
RBI Data Reveals Divergence in Credit Card Spending and Debit Card Cash Withdrawals
-
First-time boat buyers advised to assess full ownership costs
-
Panthers expected to begin 2027 NRL season away from new stadium
-
Planning and preparation can reduce stress of interstate relocation
-
Sweet As app launches restaurant discovery platform
-
Two more arrested in Carrie Mullane suspected murder investigation
-
Phoenix Restaurants Offer Thanksgiving Dinner to Go for Pickup
-
MLA seeks inquiry into reported sectarian gestures on Ormeau Road
-
Mayo school appeals for information after convent and chapel vandalism
-
Louise O’Reilly attacks Simon Harris over unemployment remarks
-
Virginia overwhelms Arkansas 91-72 behind balanced scoring
-
Canadian soldier Aidan Goulding remembered at Vancouver funeral
-
Second major storm brings destructive winds and outages to British Columbia
-
Tayyab Arif hits 57 on Pakistan Test debut against Sri Lanka
-
Godzilla Minus Zero leads North American box office with $31.6m
-
Robert Trujillo discusses literacy and social justice children’s books
-
Advocate calls for coordinated support for children facing trafficking
-
Civil rights advocate William Bill Tucker dies aged 98
-
Medicare Open Enrollment Ends Dec. 7: Review Your Coverage Options
-
Pennsylvania Democrats secure state trifecta in midterm elections
-
US Treasury order targets bank transfers linked to crypto exchange MEXC
-
Godzilla Minus Zero sets foreign-language box-office opening record
-
Nvidia CEO Controversy Sparks Fears of Tighter U.S. AI Chip Curbs for Samsung and SK hynix
-
Eagles record six sacks as rushing attack struggles against Giants
-
Villeneuve teases James Bond casting at Los Angeles museum gala
-
Thames Water seeks to delay £12bn in debt repayments
-
Nottinghamshire launches specialist rural crime policing team
-
Newark boxing gym expands alternative education programme
-
China confirms talks over possible Xi-Putin-Trump summit
-
Democrats consider impeachment drive against Defence Secretary Hegseth
-
Rail journey offers a slower route to a Berlin city break
-
Energy bill plan could use HMRC income data to target support
-
Arsenal control title race as Manchester United fall into bottom three
-
Business owner earning £6,000 a month tackles £70,000 debt
-
Suspected Krakow gunman dies after attack that killed six
-
Nvidia chief faces inquiry after disclosing affair with suspected Chinese agent
-
Carrick backs Dalot after hostile reception from Manchester United fans
-
Comet returns as online electrical marketplace 14 years after collapse
-
Aston Villa Defy History With Rare Victory at Old Trafford
-
Brussels Education Unions Schedule Major November Protest Over Funding and Reforms
Inter condemn fan-enforced stadium exit in honour of murdered ultra
Inter Milan condemned on Monday hardcore fans enforcing the mass exit of an entire section of the San Siro to honour a notorious supporter murdered just before their win over Sampdoria this weekend.
Simone Inzaghi's side were on a high after reaching the last 16 of the Champions League last week and moved up to fifth in Serie A with Saturday's 3-0 victory.
However the Curva Nord section of the stadium, usually the loudest, stood in silence and then exited en masse at half-time as a mark of respect to Vittorio Boiocchi, considered one of the historic leaders of Inter's hardcore ultras and a career criminal.
Regular Inter fans who were in the middle tier of the Curva Nord on Saturday published a series of testimonies on social media saying they were forced under threat of violence to leave the stand which had a capacity of around 7,500.
"FC Internazionale Milano strongly condemns any coercion that may have taken place in the middle tier of the San Siro on Saturday," Inter said in a statement.
"The club expresses its total solidarity with those fans forced to give up what they care about most -- their love and passion for Inter."
Inter added that they would offer "total collaboration with law enforcement in order to safeguard the rights of its fans".
Boiocchi, sentenced in the 1990s to more than two decades in prison for drug trafficking, was shot several times near his home on the outskirts of Milan and died at the age of 69.
He had a criminal record stretching back to the mid-1970s and was banned from attending Inter matches.
Italian media report that in wiretapped conversations Boiocchi bragged about earning 80,000 euros ($79,000) a month through ticket touting and by taking a cut from parking and food stands near the San Siro.
Lazio's ultras, who have long-standing ties with their Inter equivalents due to shared far-right sympathies, stood in silence for the first 15 minutes of their 3-1 home defeat to Salernitana on Sunday.
Inter fans had honoured the leader of Lazio's ultras Fabrizio Piscitelli in the same way in 2019 after he was shot in the back of the head in a gangland execution in a Rome park.
Known as 'Diabolik', Piscitelli was said by investigators to have been heavily involved in drug trafficking with established organised crime groups operating in the capital.
A.Mahlangu--AMWN