Catania chief calls it quits
Catania President Antonio Pulvirenti has suggested ending his tenure after their fans caused the death of a police officer.
"Finding out about this death was incredible," said the patron who had bitterly criticised the referee and blamed Palermo fans for the trouble straight after the 2-1 defeat last night.
"In the press room I was commenting on the game and the result, while outside all this was happening."
Catania supporters threw a homemade bomb into Filippo Raciti’s car during a riot outside the Stadio Angelo Massimino and he was declared dead in hospital.
In response, the FIGC has ordered a halt to all football in Italy "indefinitely", including next week’s international friendly against Romania.
"There shouldn’t be football in Catania, because it’s all turned to dust by actions like this. A man died and it’s meaningless to talk about football."
Earlier tonight director Pietro Lo Monaco announced the news that the 38-year-old police officer had been killed and immediately noted he would leave football. "This is a world I don’t recognise," he said.
Now the President has joined him in hinting at an end to his hugely successful time in charge of the club.
"I am enormously upset at this and at this moment in time I intend to call it quits. It cannot be an immediate move purely for administrative reasons, but from tonight this sport no longer fits with me."
Catania have also shut down their official website, leaving only a message. "We apologise, but it seems truly absurd to be writing about football at this time. Our thoughts are exclusively with the family of Chief Inspector Raciti, who lost his life trying to safeguard the public during a match."
Source: C4 Football Italia
"Finding out about this death was incredible," said the patron who had bitterly criticised the referee and blamed Palermo fans for the trouble straight after the 2-1 defeat last night.
"In the press room I was commenting on the game and the result, while outside all this was happening."
Catania supporters threw a homemade bomb into Filippo Raciti’s car during a riot outside the Stadio Angelo Massimino and he was declared dead in hospital.
In response, the FIGC has ordered a halt to all football in Italy "indefinitely", including next week’s international friendly against Romania.
"There shouldn’t be football in Catania, because it’s all turned to dust by actions like this. A man died and it’s meaningless to talk about football."
Earlier tonight director Pietro Lo Monaco announced the news that the 38-year-old police officer had been killed and immediately noted he would leave football. "This is a world I don’t recognise," he said.
Now the President has joined him in hinting at an end to his hugely successful time in charge of the club.
"I am enormously upset at this and at this moment in time I intend to call it quits. It cannot be an immediate move purely for administrative reasons, but from tonight this sport no longer fits with me."
Catania have also shut down their official website, leaving only a message. "We apologise, but it seems truly absurd to be writing about football at this time. Our thoughts are exclusively with the family of Chief Inspector Raciti, who lost his life trying to safeguard the public during a match."
Source: C4 Football Italia
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