Lazio fan killed - Serie A stopped? (16 Viewers)

Alen

Ѕenior Аdmin
Apr 2, 2007
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#23
I'm not familiar with the ultras world but is it normal for these guys to have guns with them when they're going to watch a football match ?
The Lazio supporter was shot and since there were police officers in the middle of the fight i guess there is a big possibility that the guy was killed by the police, not by Juve supporter.
Right ? :confused:
 
May 22, 2007
37,256
#24
I'm not familiar with the ultras world but is it normal for these guys to have guns with them when they're going to watch a football match ?
The Lazio supporter was shot and since there were police officers in the middle of the fight i guess there is a big possibility that the guy was killed by the police, not by Juve supporter.
Right ? :confused:
Yeah, I think our fans went to the police and they shot.
 

soulslider

Rregula sound
May 16, 2006
3,776
#25
I'm not familiar with the ultras world but is it normal for these guys to have guns with them when they're going to watch a football match ?
The Lazio supporter was shot and since there were police officers in the middle of the fight i guess there is a big possibility that the guy was killed by the police, not by Juve supporter.
Right ? :confused:
He was shot by a policeman
 

Trezegol17

Senior Member
Nov 1, 2006
9,131
#26
So all matches are suspended......
R.I.P for the Lazio guy who got killed , why are these idiots fighting when they should let do theyre team do the fighting on the field:S
 

AngelaL

Jinx Minx
Aug 25, 2006
10,215
#32
Well maybe now that the Inter game is off my TV will show the Juve game *hoping*
No such luck for us in the UK - We're getting the Fiorentina game!

BREAKING NEWS: INTER-LAZIO OFF

Inter-Lazio has been called off after the tragic death of a Biancocelesti supporter. The other Serie A games are going ahead, but 15 minutes late.

This morning at around 9.00 local time a group of Lazio Ultras attacked a small number of Juventus supporters at a motorway service station in Badia al Pino, Arezzo.

The Bianconeri appealed to a passing police car for help and in the ensuing melee a shot was fired, accidentally killing one of the Lazio fans.

The victim has been named as 26-year-old Gabriele Sandri, a famous DJ in the Rome area who was also well known to members of the Lazio squad and staff.

As San Siro was emptied, Lazio staff members were seen walking away in tears after discovering the name of the slain supporter.

Inter-Lazio has now officially been called off, while the other Serie A games will begin 15 minutes late as a sign of mourning.

There are fears the way this incident played out means fans around Italy will increase the tension against the police and there have already been clashes in Bergamo between Atalanta Ultras and the authorities.

Fans around the country are removing their banners from the stadiums in a sign of mourning and protest.'

channel 4

May the victim RIP.
That's what was originally reported by Channel 5 but then that moron hodgson started accusing Juve fans of attacking the Lazio ones! :mad:

I'm not familiar with the ultras world but is it normal for these guys to have guns with them when they're going to watch a football match ?
The Lazio supporter was shot and since there were police officers in the middle of the fight i guess there is a big possibility that the guy was killed by the police, not by Juve supporter.
Right ? :confused:
Hell, yes! They have all sorts of weapons with them! Sure a policeman was killed by a bomb in Sicily! However, you are quite correct. The fan was killed by a stray bullet from the police, who had fired warning shots to break up the crowd.

RIP - my condolences to the dead man's family - they are the real victims.

My sympathy for the deceased is a bit muted, however. If the Lazio fans hadn't attacked the Juve fans, that man would still be alive!
 

Rami

The Linuxologist
Dec 24, 2004
8,065
#33
Hell, yes! They have all sorts of weapons with them! Sure a policeman was killed by a bomb in Sicily! However, you are quite correct. The fan was killed by a stray bullet from the police, who had fired warning shots to break up the crowd.
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RIP - my condolences to the dead man's family - they are the real victims

My sympathy for the deceased is a bit muted, however. If the Lazio fans hadn't attacked the Juve fans, that man would still be alive!
I don't believe that Ultras usually carry live fire weapons with them...but knives, box cutters, sticks...are more of a norm.
 

soulslider

Rregula sound
May 16, 2006
3,776
#34
My sympathy for the deceased is a bit muted, however. If the Lazio fans hadn't attacked the Juve fans, that man would still be alive!

:tup:

The people that Lazio ultras attacked probably weren't even real Juve ultras , probably it was some small group of fans going to see Juve game , cause i doubt that the real ultras would go and ask police for help.

And in the article on channel4 it says Lazio ultras attacked Juve supporters.
 
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JCK

JCK

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May 11, 2004
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    Because in Bergamo there was a fight between Milan and Atalanta fans.
     

    Dostoevsky

    Tzu
    Administrator
    May 27, 2007
    88,864
    #38
    FIGC chief: It's not football violence

    Federation President Giancarlo Abete insists the death of a Lazio supporter had nothing to do with football-related violence.

    Inter-Lazio was called off after 26-year-old Biancocelesti fan Gabriele Sandri was killed by a wayward police bullet in a motorway service station near Arezzo.

    “It is a decision the football world took along with the Lega Calcio and the Presidents of the two clubs involved in an event that had lost all meaning,” said Abete.

    “The dynamics of the incident are still being ascertained and none of us know exactly what happened. The game could not go ahead, everyone agreed on that, but we tried to keep the other matches going to prevent further problems.”

    The other Serie A matches in Week 12 will go ahead as planned with a 10-15 minute delay, but tension is rising in stadiums all over the country.

    “All teams will wear a black armband as a sign of mourning. This incident was very different to other football violence, as it seemed to be a fight between a small number of people and a shot went off accidentally – from what I have been told, from quite far away – and unfortunately proved fatal.

    “It is well known there are problems between a certain section of the fans and the police, but this is not the point. Here we had a fight between two groups of fans who were not going to play each other.”

    Nonetheless, the tension between police and Ultras is escalating and there have already been riots outside the Stadio Azzurri d’Italia with both Milan and Atalanta fans attacking the authorities.

    “This is the saddest thing. A tragic and entirely accidental event should not create further violence against the police authorities. It was an accident that unfortunately caused the loss of a life,” added Abete.

    “Everyone must have the intellectual honesty to recognise this has little to do with the football world and was a tragic accident that could have happened in any other situation.”

    In previous years when a fan or police officer was killed, the Serie A round was immediately called off, but the FIGC President explained why this was not repeated this time.

    “We also considered calling off all the games, but believe we made the right decision. It is sad to say it, but we cannot put this incident in with the events of Catania, where there was effectively pre-planned warfare between Ultras and the police.

    “Here was a fight that broke out in a motorway service station – we’re not even sure the fight had anything to do with sporting affiliation – and a tragic accident where a human life was lost.”


    Lotito: We lost a family member

    Lazio President Claudio Lotito has urged supporters not to blame the police for the tragic accident that killed “a member of our family.”

    Today’s Inter-Lazio match at San Siro was called off after the death of 26-year-old Gabriele Sandri, a DJ and Biancocelesti fan who was accidentally shot by a wayward police bullet in a motorway service station near Arezzo.

    “As soon as I heard the news I tried to get as many details as I could. Lazio are a big family and the death of one fan – especially in this manner – was a tragedy,” said Lotito.

    “I also attempted to put together as much as I could to understand what happened. It does not seem to be a football-related incident, but rather two cars that had Juventus and Lazio fans that met in a motorway service station near Arezzo.

    “The police happened to be there and intervened, but unfortunately it seems as if an accidental shot – we still need to see the evidence and the investigation to understand if it was an accident – went off and killed the fan.”

    Lotito was the first to demand that Inter-Lazio be called off after news of the death came through.

    “We immediately pointed out it was wrong to let the game go ahead. However, we need to explain this is not a battle between the fans and police. Sport has to be experienced with fair play and dignity for everybody.

    “The squad is already at the airport returning to Rome. I immediately suspended the game out of respect for this lad, his family and the fans.”

    channel 4
     

    Cronios

    Juventolog
    Jun 7, 2004
    27,503
    #39
    R.I.P. and sorry for my stupid comment before,
    i generally hate Lazio fans and i hope this unfortunate incident will wake them up and make them quit violence once and for all...
     

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