Tiga Pendukung Napoli Terluka Jelang Final Piala Italia
Violent Clashes Ahead of Coppa Italia Final
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Roma (B2B) - Tiga pendukung Napoli terluka, satu orang berada dalam kondisi kritis, akibat perkelahian-perkelahian yang terjadi sebelum final Piala Italia antara Napoli dan Fiorentina di Roma, demikian dilaporkan sejumlah kantor berita dan stasiun televisi Italia.
Satu orang ditembak di bagian dada saat ia berjalan menuju Stadion Olimpico dan dibawa ke rumah sakit Villa San Pietro, demikian dilapokan kantor berita ANSA. Mereka juga mengatakan pendukung lain mendapat tembakan pada tangannya.
Pistol yang digunakan dalam insiden-insiden ini telah ditemukan polisi, kata kantor berita AGI, yang dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Perkelahian-perkelahian ini berlangsung di area Tor di Quinto yang dekat dengan stadion, di mana para pendukung saling melemparkan kembang api dan benda-benda lain kepada kubu lawannya, menjelang pertandingan yang rencananya akan dimulai pukul 19.00 GMT.
Situs surat kabar harian La Repubblica melaporkan total enam orang terluka akibat perkelahian-perkelahian ini. Polisi hanya mengonfirmasi kepada Reuters bahwa terdapat tembakan pada seorang pendukung.
Roma - Three Italian football fans have been reportedly injured by gunfire on the outskirts of Rome before the Coppa Italia final between Napoli and Fiorentina on Saturday, which was later won by Napoli 3-1.
The kick-off for the game was delayed by more than half an hour and it is speculated that alleged clashes between rival fans outside the match venue - the Olympic Stadium may be behind the shooting.
According to the BBC, the three Napoli fans were rushed to the hospital, with one of them in a critical condition after apparently being shot in the chest, and reports claimed that a policeman and passer-by were also hurt in the violence on the outskirts of Rome where fans were gathering before the match.
The report further said that parts of the stadium were engulfed in smoke from fireworks, flares and smoke bombs thrown by Napoli supporters, adding that a firefighter was injured by one of the flares thrown on to the pitch by fans.
Napoli player Marek Hamsik and other officials went to reason with the fans before the match kicked off and the report added that the events were witnessed at the stadium by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, there for the match with his wife and children.
