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Dead fan in Serie A.

of AltraVita · Monday, 31 March 2008 · 8 1 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

Another football fan death in the context of a game of the Serie A. After the death shooting of Gabriele Sandri in November last year (Round 12 of Hinserie) died yesterday (12th matchday of the return series) around 12:30 clock of Parma supporter Matteo BAGNARESI on the highway rest area Crocetta at Asti, Torino-Piacenza motorway, 48 km from Turin. Looking back on the press reports in the wake of the death, Sandri, I summarize with all due distance, only the previous statements.

It seems to comb a meeting of Parma and Juve fan groups, both on the way to the game at the Stadio Olimpico. The Juve fans from Crema - families, women, no organized ultras or something - describing a threat situation, when their bus stopped at the rest stop to refuel. Supposedly there were threats and attacks with iron bars and bottles after which the bus driver began to move, to escape the situation before it spirals out of control. Here, the Parma-tifoso was recorded from the left side of the vehicle and rolled over. The bus driver, who claims to have heard nothing from the accident stops, after about 1 km on the highway for clues to its passengers. Other sources claim that he was only stopped by the police after the Q8 petrol station staff had alerted the police. A Juventus fan described: "If we had held earlier, they would have killed us." The bus started its maneuvers with open doors after two youths tried already to get into the bus.

According to the 10 Juventus fans ( some say 9 or 25 fans ) they were of an approximately 50-strong group of Parma-supporters (the rest stop "Crocetta North" was not intended as a stopping point for the organized fans, so there were not even Carabinieri present ) with sticks and bottles attacked, others followed shortly after arriving from Parma two other buses were already available as a striking tool belt. They themselves had arrived only five minutes before the incident at the rest area to drink and fill up. Parma fans immediately rose from two newly-arriving buses, surrounded the "enemy" and threw bottles without them - would have done or said anything provocative - in his own words. Two bottles burst in the interior of the Parma-minibus, traveling Mätchen suffered two cuts. While trying to escape BAGNARESI jumped in front of the bus on the road and was hit by the bus and rolled over. In the described intensity ratios of at least 50:1 to escape would certainly be perfectly understandable and comprehensible; initially credible in any case as a random traffic accident assumed in the random fans of both clubs were present and the driver had accidentally not notice it, that he had just one people has passed. The girl that Matteo tried to resuscitate the first at the scene said that they him a black face mask from his head moved (this statement is confirmed by nothing, apparently contributed to the man, the usual T-shirt), the incoming helpers gathered beside his blue and yellow scarf yet filed his belt next to the body - planning for the Juventini his assault weapon.

By contrast, an elderly lady reported from one of the Juventus Coach absolutely dialogues and talks about her fear of the approaching armed with bottles galloping Parma fans:

Parliament un'anziana tifosa della Juventus era a bordo del pullman nell'area Tues servizio Crocette: "Mi sono molto spaventata, sono ancora terrorizzata, ho visto Quei ragazzi contro la che correvano Corriera. E meno male che noi ci hanno lasciato a stare, eravamo già in partenza, non potevano mettersi davanti, ho visto che correvano. Ho visto un ragazzo con la bottiglia, Caduto era nel correre o inciampato era, l'ha presa correva su e ancora dopo "

A friend of the victim said, however, of exactly of such a "coincidence": "Matteo was located near the wheels of the bus and the vehicle rolled over him. The driver has not noticed the matter and is simply moved on. "This friend reported by any aggression against the Bianconeri, one would merely shouting that the bus should stop, as he walked away from the accident site. But, starting probably from threats, be driven on. According to this version it was, therefore, a simple traffic accident with hit and run, the press will necessarily inflate the "story". Also conceivable. The weapons were arriving police forces confiscate at least not yet, no such weapons as usable objects. The only clue to a possible collision took place, the shards of glass of a bottle on the grounds of the Rasthof.

The Juventus game against Parma was - although it is a tragic accident - postponed "as a sign of mourning" at a date to be determined, according to officials at Juventus backing of the League and the Professional Players' Association. Presumably the game will be on 16.04. rescheduled. All other league games were held as planned, the kickoff of yesterday's games followed a minute of silence. The ultras of Empoli - fraternizing with Parma - removed all banners and flags from the stadium. Only a white sheet with "Ciao Matteo," recalled the incident. "Sign of mourning"? Presumably they had rather a lesson from the conflict dragged on Gabriele Sandris death, as the hatred of the Ultras fed straight from the lack of understanding that the Match was held "quite normal". Moreover, I do not really believe that included the phone calls and SMS, which circulated after the death among the fans of Juventus and Parma, a quiet and reflective processing of the situation. As I said, I do not know how the fans informed, but "The Juve-pigs have run over one of us," I do not totally excluded. The game was called off anyway, because it was afraid of riots - accident or not.

Matteo BAGNARESI it should be the first game after 3 years of visiting stadium ban. On 06/01/2005 he had stormed together with one hundred Parma Ultras, the pitch of the Tardini and was accused of rioting against Juventus fans after the match. BAGNARESI, son of an engineer and a teacher Barilla, worked as a safety inspector for production. According to the Gazzetta report, he had a fixed place of work and was a pacifist , politically engaged and interested in anti-racist. Not even the security forces, he was known as a hothead. Instead, we remember his through his activities in the social center, where he helped the sick and shipwrecked. Sounds almost too good for real people. What interests me is not really - but characteristically, the list of all these properties by the Gazzetta: Who cares about the so-slightly in a traffic accident? There is about trying to get the football out of the firing line?

For Cristiano Sandri, brother of Gabriel shot in November, it is "impressive and absurd to hear of another death." The events were for him "to resurrect saddest moments." Gabriele's father Giorgio added that he hoped "this is the last time that he heard of such incidents must otherwise pay to the football at a high price. They could not accept it that guys have to die of 26 and 28 years for a football game. "Is against the bus driver Siro Spoldi time being investigated for manslaughter . Meanwhile, the first politicians to call for a general ban on drive away , Berlusconi repels this vehemently in his first statement in the other.

Against the backdrop of a death it is time for grief and sympathy with the family of the dead. Under no circumstances should the death of Matteo cause him to raise the ultras martyr or the state power as proof that you can proceed with severity against everything must be what carries flags. Although going to happen anyway in the heated atmosphere in Italy, probably just that - the government turns a little screw in the repression, the Ultras are joining together under pressure even tighter. At this point of view but also includes facts that I can even write with extreme bitterness: Every Sunday it comes to violent clashes on Italian motorway service areas since the railway through effective control systems, the issue has moved on the highways. Almost always violence stems from a combination of ultra-organized groups. Gabriele Sandri was not angel of peace and Matteo, a member of the "boys" who had just three years after the stadium ban. In today's Italian football, you die by blows with iron bars or steel balls by centrifugal faded or just trying to stop a van with rival fans at the exit. Anyway. I was not there, I can only work through the press reports and inform me on Ultrà pages. Whatever the truth may seem - maybe everybody was peacefully drinking coffee and Matteo just went carelessly on the street when he was hit by the vehicle. The enmity between Juve and Parma is in the rest legendary.

A hundred times is a "non c'entra il calcio" ("Football does not matter") to read. But he does. Even if this was a tragic traffic accident. The dead man is a member of the " Boys "and on the motorway service station, the fans were deeply hostile camps. Material would be crisp enough for a story. What might have happened exactly - a martyr is not worth Matteo. The idea of ​​dying for a ball game - as always - is too absurd to accept it. Meanwhile, the boys Parma on your website to publish their disgust about the fact that certain groups do not even shy away from death and invent stories of iron rods, chains and sticks to pretty bloody civil war from the scene of "Calcio" to report.

"Parlato S'E Tues catene, Sprangher Bastoni e. Ma noi né né gli juventini eravamo Armati. S'E Parlato Tues scontri e di tafferugli, ma non si sono le fazioni due date Battaglia. S'E Parlato ancora Tues tifo violento e di le voler sospendere Trasfert dei tifosi, ma non è stato il Bagna ucciso because altri ultras, è morto ruote sotto le di un pullman. "

"There was talk of chains, rods and sticks. But neither we nor the Juventini were armed. They spoke of clashes and scuffles, but both groups did not fight. Again you have spoken of violent fans and that we must ban travel to away games, but Bagna has not been murdered by other ultras, but died under the wheels of a bus. "

Unless the version of the Boys. Much more importantly, the conclusion of their communique:

"Si la rispetti verità, si la memoria di un ragazzo rispetti che più non c'è, si il dolore Tues rispetti a chi ha Matteo Voluto bene."

"You should respect the truth, you should respect the memory of a boy who is not, you should respect the grief of those who loved Matteo had."

Summary of messages on repubblica.tv

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