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Inter Milan fan dies after clashes at Napoli game – reports
ROME, Dec 27, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – An Inter Milan supporter died on Thursday
morning after suffering injuries in fights with Napoli fans on Wednesday
before the Serie A match between the two teams at the San Siro, Italian media
has reported.
“After being knocked down by a van before the match, he was admitted to
San Carlo hospital in code red,” wrote press agency AGI. “A long operation
was not enough, his injuries were too serious.”
According to the Italian press, the incident occurred at the end of a
fight between Napoli fans who had arrived at the stadium by minibus and Inter
supporters armed with chains and hammers.
Around 60 people were involved in the fight and website Corriere della
Sera reported that four Napoli fans were injured and that one of them was
stabbed.
Inter Milan won the match 1-0, as Napoli had two players sent off late on.
The game was marred by racist chanting towards Napoli centre-back Kalidou
Koulibaly, with the away side asking for the match to be halted after the 27-
year-old Senegalese international was repeatedly subjected to monkey noises.
The Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, made a public apology on Thursday,
describing the racist chanting as a “shameful act” and asking Koulibaly’s
forgiveness.
BSS/AFP/RY/1808 hrs