(ANSA) – CAGLIARI, 22 FEB – “I am sorry that some members of the police force were bruised, applause to the Chief of Police and all the police forces who managed the situation calmly and avoided serious accidents”. So to ANSA the Prefect of Cagliari, Gianfranco Tomao, on the clashes that took place after the Cagliari-Naples match.
On the parade of the Neapolitan ultras with the choirs against the rossoblù supporters and the city, the prefect explains: “The Napoli fans refused to get on the buses, at that point it was decided not to use force also to avoid exacerbating the situation , forcing them to get in. They did not create problems on arrival and there were no accidents along the way.
People cannot be prevented from making blameworthy choirs or choirs like the ones heard. “
The prefect was in constant contact with the Quaestor and mayor: “300 people who sing those choirs qualify themselves”, he added. And recalling what happened later in the evening where the Cagliari fans sought physical contact with their opponents, he specifies: “you could respond in the same way with chants, slogans instead sought physical contact”.
On why the transfer to Neapolitan fans has not been banned, he adds: “The ban must start from the Sports Events Observatory and we have respected their instructions – he underlines – but banning a match is always very serious. The situation was handled without serious consequences. “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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