The Italian police arrested a supporter of SSC Napoli in connection with a death in fan riots in Milan last December. The 39-year-old is said to have driven the minibus, with a trailer Inter Milan was run over. The inter-fan was hospitalized a day later in the hospital at the age of 35 years. The accused is now accused of deliberate killing.
After the 1-0 win Inter Milan against SSC Naples in Serie A, there had been serious riots between fans of the two Italian first division. In addition to the fatal injury of the Milan fan, four Napoli supporters had also been injured by knife wounds. Media reported that about 50 fans had been involved in the riots.
The head of the Milan police, Marcello Cardona, had then called for consequences. He talked about organized riots. "We will deal very hard with the perpetrators".
During the game itself, there had also been a controversy: Naples defender Kalidou Koulibaly had been racially insulted by the home fans, after which his coach Carlo Ancelotti had repeatedly asked for the interruption of the game.