Soccer-Genoa home match against Juventus to be played behind closed doors
Sept 27 (Reuters) -Genoa's Serie A home match against Juventus on Saturday will be played behind closed doors following crowd violence during their Italian Cup match against Serie B side Sampdoria, Genoa said in a statement on Friday.
Violent clashes between Genoa and Sampdoria fans on Wednesday left over 50 people injured, including many police officers, Italian media reported.
Most incidents occurred after the match, which Sampdoria won on penalties. Both clubs have been fined 10,000 euros ($11,151.00) Lega Serie A said in a statement.
"What happened during the Genoa-Sampdoria derby has nothing to do with football and the values that this sport can convey," Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said in a statement.
"Unacceptable acts committed by those who go to the stadium with the sole purpose of fuelling disorder. My solidarity and my closeness to all the police officers who were injured."
Sampdoria might face a similar punishment for their next home game, against Juve Stabia on Oct. 4 in Serie B.
($1 = 0.8968 euros)
Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
