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Italian football fan dies amid Inter-Napoli clashes | Italian football fan dies amid Inter-Napoli clashes |
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An Italian football supporter has died of his injuries after being knocked down by a van amid violence ahead of a match in Milan against Napoli. | An Italian football supporter has died of his injuries after being knocked down by a van amid violence ahead of a match in Milan against Napoli. |
The 35 year-old man, who was with a group of Inter Milan fans, was taken to hospital in the northern city on Wednesday evening but died in hospital. | The 35 year-old man, who was with a group of Inter Milan fans, was taken to hospital in the northern city on Wednesday evening but died in hospital. |
The clashes took place not far from Milan's San Siro stadium before a Serie A game. | The clashes took place not far from Milan's San Siro stadium before a Serie A game. |
Four Napoli fans were hurt and one of them was stabbed, police said. | Four Napoli fans were hurt and one of them was stabbed, police said. |
What happened before match? | What happened before match? |
The clashes took place in a street a few minutes' walk from the San Siro stadium, reports said. | The clashes took place in a street a few minutes' walk from the San Siro stadium, reports said. |
Around 10 minivans carrying Napoli supporters arrived around an hour before the match and evaded police security checks near the stadium. | Around 10 minivans carrying Napoli supporters arrived around an hour before the match and evaded police security checks near the stadium. |
The vans were surrounded by more than 100 people armed with sticks. Two people appeared to be knocked over, and one of them taken to hospital with critical injuries. | The vans were surrounded by more than 100 people armed with sticks. Two people appeared to be knocked over, and one of them taken to hospital with critical injuries. |
The man who died has been described as an "ultra" from the town of Varese to the north of Milan who was given a ban six years ago for his part in clashes at another Inter match. Italian reports named the victim as Daniele Belardinelli, aged 35. | The man who died has been described as an "ultra" from the town of Varese to the north of Milan who was given a ban six years ago for his part in clashes at another Inter match. Italian reports named the victim as Daniele Belardinelli, aged 35. |
It is unclear how he was knocked down. | It is unclear how he was knocked down. |
Police told reporters he had not been hit by a minivan from Naples and that they were studying CCTV footage of a dark SUV at the scene. | Police told reporters he had not been hit by a minivan from Naples and that they were studying CCTV footage of a dark SUV at the scene. |
What have police said? | What have police said? |
At a news conference on Thursday, city police chief Marcello Cardona said he would seek to ban Inter fans travelling to away matches. | At a news conference on Thursday, city police chief Marcello Cardona said he would seek to ban Inter fans travelling to away matches. |
He was also seeking a five-game closure of a section of the San Siro stadium known as the Curve that hosts the Inter ultras. | He was also seeking a five-game closure of a section of the San Siro stadium known as the Curve that hosts the Inter ultras. |
Three Inter fans were arrested over the clashes that took place ahead of the game, he said. | Three Inter fans were arrested over the clashes that took place ahead of the game, he said. |
What happened inside San Siro? | What happened inside San Siro? |
Tensions were high inside the stadium as well, where Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti accused Inter Milan fans of repeated racist chanting. | Tensions were high inside the stadium as well, where Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti accused Inter Milan fans of repeated racist chanting. |
Read more here: Napoli make Inter 'racist chant' claim | Read more here: Napoli make Inter 'racist chant' claim |
Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who was sent off, had been targeted to such an extent, said Ancelotti, that the coach had asked three times for the match to be suspended. | Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who was sent off, had been targeted to such an extent, said Ancelotti, that the coach had asked three times for the match to be suspended. |
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala apologised for the fans' abuse of Koulibaly, saying, "Those boos against Koulibaly were a disgrace." | |
Napoli and Inter are second and third respectively in Serie A, some way behind Juventus. | Napoli and Inter are second and third respectively in Serie A, some way behind Juventus. |
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted that in 2018 "you cannot die for a game of football". | Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted that in 2018 "you cannot die for a game of football". |
He promised to convene a meeting of supporters' leaders from the two top flights of Italian football to ensure that "stadiums and the areas surrounding them become a place of fun not violence". | He promised to convene a meeting of supporters' leaders from the two top flights of Italian football to ensure that "stadiums and the areas surrounding them become a place of fun not violence". |
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