The interior ministry is considering
temporarily stopping AS Roma and Napoli supporters from going to
their teams' away matches after fans of the two sides were
involved in shocking violent clashes on Italy's A1 motorway on
Sunday.
"Temporary measures are being examined while those responsible
(for the clashes) from the two sets of fans are identified,"
Interior Undersecretary Emanuele Prisco told ANSA on Friday.
"The aim is then to revise the measure and only hit those who
are responsible, certainly not those who want to peacefully
follow their team away".
Hundreds of fans, many armed with clubs, were involved in
clashes at the Badia al Pino service station near Arezzo and the
violence spilled onto the highway, with traffic blocked in the
northbound direction for about 50 minutes.
The Roma fans were on the way to their side's Serie A match
against AC Milan, while Napoli took on Sampdoria in Genoa on the
same day.
There is speculation that a score-setting clash at the service
station may have been planned beforehand.
Napoli fan Ciro Esposito was shot dead by a Roma supporter,
Daniele De Santis, in clashes before the Italian Cup final in
Rome in 2014.
Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi said he hoped the punishment was
targetted to the violent elements among fans.
"A more selective intervention would help to give a more
effective repose to a problem that exists, but must be addressed
by hitting those who are truly guilty of these serious,
gratuitous acts," he said.
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