An expedition that was born from thehate among the fans, the result of cross-twinning, and from the revolt against the prohibition di away from home imposed by the Interior Ministry: the descent of 600 ultras ofEintracht Frankfurt su Napoli which caused chaos in the city a few hours before the eighth of Champions al Maradona has distant and closer roots.And the battle was announced, among the threatening proclamations from the Germany (“There will be 100% accidents”) and the warlike warnings from the Campania capital (“You can’t walk in Naples”).
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Cross-twinning: Atalanta-Eintracht and the hatred towards Naples
The real factor is the thirty-year rivalry that divides the ultras of theAtalanta, twinned with the German Juventus fans, by the Neapolitan ones.
The tuning on the axis Bergamo-Frankfurt it is also political, given that the hearts of both ultras fringes beat to the left and the image of "Che" appears on banners and flags. The ultras of the Napoli, instead they are allied with the second team of Monaco di Bavaria, Monaco 1890, and above all with the Borussia Dortmund, sworn enemies of the fans of Frankfurt.
Clashes already in the first leg in Frankfurt
The hatred that exploded with the battle in the area of Piazza del Gesù, Napoli, had already made itself heard during the first leg, when on the night between 20 and 21 February on the banks of the Main there had been a hunt for Azzurri supporters with attacks in restaurants and damage to Italian minibuses.
The police had arrested 33 fans of theEintracht for the riots. The expedition to Naples was also joined by ultras of theAtalanta, the ultras' word of mouth even speaks of the involvement of fans from Bari and Salerno.
The bulk, 400 people, arrived on Tuesday evening by train to Salerno and from there he reached the station of Central Naples, where the Police.After searching them, they escorted them to theHotel Royal Continental on the waterfront of Napoli.
The eve of a day of clashes and violence.
Article published on March 15, 2023 - 20pm
