Thursday, September 4, 2008

Milan and Fiorentina fans being carried out


Following the violence and destruction caused by Napoli fans in Rome for the opening of Serie A weekend of the season, AC Milan and Fiorentina fans are banned travel to their club outside the next.



The decision has been taken by the Committee for the analysis of security at sporting events (Casms), the body charged with disicipline in the country of soccer leagues. Napoli fans were on Monday night access to all matches outside this season by Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni.



And now Casms said that in next weekend's championship match with Milan fans will be excluded from his party in Genoa, while Fiorentina fans are not allowed to attend his stake in Napoli, in both cases due to Concerns about potential crowd problems.



The game in Napoli can even be played behind closed doors. But Italy captain and Real Madrid centre-back Fabio Cannavro, who is in Naples, said that not only is his home-town fans who are a problem. "It's not just a problem with Napoli, but throughout the country," said Cannavaro. "At this moment I do not take my children to an Italian stadium.



"I am proud to be Neapolitan, but, unfortunately, problems occur everywhere. Embarrassingly there is a movement that does not move away from violence. They need to start respecting the rules."



Casms also decided to increase security measures for Italy World Cup qualification against Georgia in Udine on September 10 and the possibility of banning fans away from other Serie A matches throughout the season.



But despite the trouble on Sunday when a train from Naples to Rome was shattered and 20 buses in the capital destroyed by fanatics Naples, Palermo Chief of Police Antonio Manganelli cree is decreasing violence in the country.



Last February policeman Italian Filippo Raciti was killed during violence in football around the Sicilian derby between Palermo and Catania and Lazio fan Gabriele Sandri was shot dead by a policeman in November after a clash between Lazio and Juventus fans erupted in a service station.



"Despite Raciti murder incidents in stadiums and also have fallen even the injuries suffered by law enforcement officials and spectators," said Maganelli.



"Now those incidents are being controlled that is encouraging fans and decent families to return to the stadiums."

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