An Inter Milan fan has died following clashes with Napoli supporters outside San Siro Stadium ahead of a Serie A football match which was also marred by racist chants.
By Associated Press Reporters
December 27 2018 1:18 PM
An Inter Milan fan has died following clashes with Napoli supporters outside San Siro Stadium ahead of a Serie A football match which was also marred by racist chants.
Milan police chief Marcello Cardona said investigators believe the 35-year-old fan, Daniele Belardinelli, may have been fatally struck by a van or SUV during the clashes on Wednesday.
Four Napoli fans were injured and at least three people were arrested.
Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini said: “You can’t die from going to the stadium to see a soccer match.”
Mr Salvini added that he would gather club and fan representatives from all Serie A and B teams for a meeting to make sure “football returns to being a moment of fun, and not violence”.
He added: “We’ll see if we can do what others weren’t able to.”
Mr Cardona said he will request that Inter fans be banned from travelling to away games for the rest of the season and that the northern end of the San Siro, where Inter’s “ultra” fans are based, should be closed until March 31.
Inter won the match 1-0.
The game was also marred by racist chants which targeted Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
The Senegal international, who had monkey noises directed at him throughout the match, received two yellow cards in quick succession, the second for sarcastically applauding the referee after being shown the first.
