Naples - The Naples Prefecture has closed the doors of Lombardy to the Serie A super match against Napoli, scheduled for Saturday, October 25th at 6:00 PM. No tickets for the away section will be available to residents of the region, whether they have an Inter membership card or not.
Exceptions? A select few: those from Lombardy with Napoli loyalty cards, or the Nerazzurri "pur sangue" (pur-blooded) players registered before October 8th and living elsewhere. A wall erected to prevent chaos.
The measure stems from the opinion of the Naples Police Headquarters, in line with the Committee for the Strategic Analysis of Sports Events (CASMS), which certified 'high risk' profiles for public order.
The reason? The age-old feud between Neapolitans and Milanese, a blend of history and hatred that has produced fireworks (and not just metaphorical ones) in past editions.
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In Serie A, "high-risk matches" like this one occur about fifteen times a year, with over 200 ultras under surveillance and local bans affecting thousands of fans. It's not the first time: the pattern repeats itself like a script. In February, for Napoli-Inter at the Maradona stadium, the same thing happened—except in Lombardy, with ticket sales limited to loyal "foreigners" only. And vice versa: the Milan Prefecture returned the favor, banning the trip to Campania for the first leg.
Today, with Phase 2 of ticket sales opening on October 13, Napoli is flying: regular stands are almost sold out, prices start from €44 and up, and there's a thrilling wait for the big match that could decide the Scudetto.
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