Lotito wants stadio ownership
Lazio chief Claudio Lotito believes that football clubs should own their stadiums in order to implement the existing anti-violence laws.
All football activity in Italy was suspended on Friday after Chief Inspector Filippo Raciti was killed during the riots following the Sicilian derby between Catania and Palermo.
Former Home Office Minister Giuseppe Pisanu had introduced new rules last year which were meant to increase safety inside the stadiums, including CCTV footage, turnstiles and security checks.
But to date only the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, the Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo and the Stadio Olimpico in Turin comply with Legge Pisanu rules.
"The Pisanu law is a good one, but we need appropriate structures for it to be respected," said Lotito to television programme Controcampo.
"The stadium is not only made of the pitch and the stands, but it also includes security rings and much more," continued the Biancoceleste, who believes that these structures would allow clubs to filter access to the stadium.
"However, I believe stadiums should be owned by us, just as in England. That is the only way for the clubs to become responsible for security.
"Stadiums must not be considered no-man’s-land, there are laws which already exist to punish hooliganism and they must be implemented," concluded Lotito.
The Italian Olympic Committee and the FIGC will meet on Monday to discuss how long the suspension will last and it is reported that stadiums which fail to fit the bill could be banned from staging matches next season.
Source: C4 Football Italia
All football activity in Italy was suspended on Friday after Chief Inspector Filippo Raciti was killed during the riots following the Sicilian derby between Catania and Palermo.
Former Home Office Minister Giuseppe Pisanu had introduced new rules last year which were meant to increase safety inside the stadiums, including CCTV footage, turnstiles and security checks.
But to date only the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, the Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo and the Stadio Olimpico in Turin comply with Legge Pisanu rules.
"The Pisanu law is a good one, but we need appropriate structures for it to be respected," said Lotito to television programme Controcampo.
"The stadium is not only made of the pitch and the stands, but it also includes security rings and much more," continued the Biancoceleste, who believes that these structures would allow clubs to filter access to the stadium.
"However, I believe stadiums should be owned by us, just as in England. That is the only way for the clubs to become responsible for security.
"Stadiums must not be considered no-man’s-land, there are laws which already exist to punish hooliganism and they must be implemented," concluded Lotito.
The Italian Olympic Committee and the FIGC will meet on Monday to discuss how long the suspension will last and it is reported that stadiums which fail to fit the bill could be banned from staging matches next season.
Source: C4 Football Italia
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