Catania to sue FIGC
The Catania council has announced it will sue the Federation for the lengthy ban on fans.
The Stadio Angelo Massimino was shut down and the club ordered to play its home games behind closed doors until June 30 after a police officer was killed in rioting on February 2.
However, the Sicilian town is not taking the punishment lying down and has threatened legal action.
"This sentence condemns Catania Calcio, but also damages the image of the province of Catania. It’s provoking a serious blight to sportsmen and season ticket holders, citizens and the football club, all of whom are already victims of a few dozen delinquents who use games for their criminal activities," said President of the Catania Province Raffaele Lombardo.
There were even harsher accusations from Euro MP Nello Musumeci. "This was an unjust sentence, abnormal, discriminatory and racist from the North of Italy that does not want a Southern club to be strong in Serie A."
Catania were challenging for fourth place before the Sicilian derby – against third place Palermo – saw rioting.
The Sicilian side is not new to troublemakers, as earlier this season the Massimino had already been shut for two games after repeated riots in the other two derbies with Messina and the Rosanero.
One local figure tried to calm the situation, as public prosecutor Ignazio Fonzo warned the real damage to the city’s reputation was being done by these statements.
"We should avoid talking about conspiracies or persecution that does not exist, instead focusing on some constructive criticism of what actually happened.
"Catania cannot forget that 23 years ago, when we were last in Serie A, there were two suspensions on the stadium for crowd trouble against Milan and soon after in Messina. Let us not show that from 1984 nothing has changed, as that would give a negative impression of this city."
Source: C4 Football Italia
The Stadio Angelo Massimino was shut down and the club ordered to play its home games behind closed doors until June 30 after a police officer was killed in rioting on February 2.
However, the Sicilian town is not taking the punishment lying down and has threatened legal action.
"This sentence condemns Catania Calcio, but also damages the image of the province of Catania. It’s provoking a serious blight to sportsmen and season ticket holders, citizens and the football club, all of whom are already victims of a few dozen delinquents who use games for their criminal activities," said President of the Catania Province Raffaele Lombardo.
There were even harsher accusations from Euro MP Nello Musumeci. "This was an unjust sentence, abnormal, discriminatory and racist from the North of Italy that does not want a Southern club to be strong in Serie A."
Catania were challenging for fourth place before the Sicilian derby – against third place Palermo – saw rioting.
The Sicilian side is not new to troublemakers, as earlier this season the Massimino had already been shut for two games after repeated riots in the other two derbies with Messina and the Rosanero.
One local figure tried to calm the situation, as public prosecutor Ignazio Fonzo warned the real damage to the city’s reputation was being done by these statements.
"We should avoid talking about conspiracies or persecution that does not exist, instead focusing on some constructive criticism of what actually happened.
"Catania cannot forget that 23 years ago, when we were last in Serie A, there were two suspensions on the stadium for crowd trouble against Milan and soon after in Messina. Let us not show that from 1984 nothing has changed, as that would give a negative impression of this city."
Source: C4 Football Italia
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