Things in Italian football have just gone to shit since John Paul moved into the grotto. First, fan violence erupted in various locations during Serie A games this past weekend. Second, the AC Milan-Inter derby/Champion's League quarterfinal second leg was called because of flare-throwing tifosi. With AC Milan up 1-0 in the game (3-0 on aggregate), an apparent Inter goal was disallowed in the second half. The fans' reaction behind the AC Milan goal was to pelt the field with lit flares (flares in the stands are a big part of the atmosphere in Italian footy), one of the missiles hitting Milan keeper Dida in the shoulder. The game was rightly suspended and UEFA is investigating. I only hope that there aren't similar scenes in Turin when I sit down to watch the Juventus-Liverpool game on tape.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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