The investigation by the Naples DDDA into the influence of the D'Alessandro clan in the management of the Juve Stabia football team, which has been playing in Serie B for two years, also relied on the statements of several collaborators of justice, including those from the Cesarno clan and those from the D'Alessandro gang.
The seizure and judicial administration order to which the company was subjected this morning is not ablative in nature but rather aimed at restoring legality, and was adopted upon a joint proposal by the National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor, the Public Prosecutor of Naples, and the Naples Police Chief.
The outcome of a detailed financial and investigative investigation has revealed the existence of a veritable system of mafia influence over the company's economic activity by the D'Alessandro clan, dominant in the Stabia area.
The investigations used statements from collaborators of justice and evidence from wiretaps in prison, including those of prisoners under the 41-bis regime, confirming that the management of numerous services related to sports competitions was systematically entrusted to companies and individuals with profiles close to the clan.
Strategic services in compromised hands
The clan's influence wasn't limited to isolated incidents, but had taken root in key sectors of society. Companies close to the D'Alessandro clan managed the following services:
Security and Stewarding
Ticketing
Buvette
Cleaning and sanitation
First team transport (until 2024)
According to investigators, the current corporate structure has taken over "long-standing" economic relationships, which from the beginning were subject to mafia influence, without having "adequate control and prevention mechanisms."
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Stewarding and tickets: a formal breach of public order
The lack of rigorous security and stewarding controls has had direct repercussions on public order. A clear example occurred during the Juve Stabia-Bari match on February 9, 2025, when Castellammare di Stabia police station staff caught a member of the organized fan movement, already subject to a DAspo (ban on access to sporting events), at the turnstiles of the Curva San Marco stadium, actively screening people alongside the stewards.
The ticketing situation is even more serious: investigations have uncovered a widespread (and potentially suitable) practice of circumventing the bans through the use of compromised ticket outlets and the issuance of tickets with altered personal details. In this way, individuals with criminal records and banned from playing, many of whom were close to the D'Alessandro clan, were able to access the stadium unhindered.
Fans and youth sector: infiltration for the purpose of consensus
The D'Alessandro clan has demonstrated widespread infiltration of local organized fan bases. A thorough analysis of stadium attendance led to the issuing of 38 bans last season alone:
22 bans were issued "outside the context of violent episodes", against criminals belonging to or connected to the clan.
16 bans were issued following violent incidents during matches.
The party on stage with criminals together with companies and municipal administrators
The connection between crime and football fans culminated on May 29th, during the celebration organized by the Municipality of Castellammare di Stabia to celebrate the football season: on stage, alongside club leaders, civil authorities, and public institutions, representatives of the three ultra groups, some of whom had been banned from playing and had criminal connections, presented themselves publicly.
Finally, the decisions of those responsible for the youth technical sector were also found to be compromised, with at least one of the managers already known to the sports justice system for "deep-rooted and consolidated relations with the clan".
The judicial intervention is not aimed at confiscating the club, but rather at breaking the mafia's network of facilitation. The judicial administration was appointed to restore legality and managerial transparency, restoring Juve Stabia to "conditions of autonomy, fairness, and operational regularity."
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