Melandri: No step backwards
Sports Minister Giovanna Melandri has insisted that there will be no special passes for stadiums which do not comply with the new strict safety measures.
The arenas were closed after the tragic death of a policeman in Catania earlier this month and only very few venues were allowed to reopen to spectators last week, when the Championships resumed.
The Government in fact released a list of ‘safe stadiums’, declaring that all the other facilities will not host any spectators until the work needed for them to meet the security measures is completed.
"No stadium which fails to comply with the Pisanu Law regulations will open to supporters," declared Melandri to in an interview to La Repubblica TV.
"There will be no step backwards, the Government is determined in its decision. Safety has to be the priority and only safe arenas will be allowed to open again," added the Minister.
The Pisanu Law was voted in 2005, but many stadiums had been granted special permissions to open by the local authorities.
"This will not happen again, we want to avoid repeating the same mistakes. The new safety measures have immediate effect and are strategic. The clubs are working hard to renovate the stadiums, along with the town councils when they are available.
"No decree can eliminate violent behaviours, which have several different causes that we need to understand. That is why the world of football needed to give an important and clear signal," concluded Melandri.
Source: C4 Football Italia
The arenas were closed after the tragic death of a policeman in Catania earlier this month and only very few venues were allowed to reopen to spectators last week, when the Championships resumed.
The Government in fact released a list of ‘safe stadiums’, declaring that all the other facilities will not host any spectators until the work needed for them to meet the security measures is completed.
"No stadium which fails to comply with the Pisanu Law regulations will open to supporters," declared Melandri to in an interview to La Repubblica TV.
"There will be no step backwards, the Government is determined in its decision. Safety has to be the priority and only safe arenas will be allowed to open again," added the Minister.
The Pisanu Law was voted in 2005, but many stadiums had been granted special permissions to open by the local authorities.
"This will not happen again, we want to avoid repeating the same mistakes. The new safety measures have immediate effect and are strategic. The clubs are working hard to renovate the stadiums, along with the town councils when they are available.
"No decree can eliminate violent behaviours, which have several different causes that we need to understand. That is why the world of football needed to give an important and clear signal," concluded Melandri.
Source: C4 Football Italia
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