Many of these fans are suspected to be connected to‘Ndrangheta mafiaaccording to what Reuters reported.
The case, according to investigators, revealed how fan associations turned into criminal gangs running ticket sales scams and protecting drink kiosks and parking lots around the area. San Siro Stadiumwhich is shared by a team Italian First Division.
National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor Giovanni Melillo said at a press conference in Milan“This is an important investigation because it forces us to open our eyes to reality and to the dangers of influence Mafia In the stadiums.
Prosecutors and police said that the suspects, who included the heads of the two clubs’ fan associations, pressured officials and players at the two clubs to obtain large quantities of tickets for resale.
Milan Public Prosecutor Marcello Viola said: Inter Milan “AC Milan are the two affected parties and the victims.”
He mentioned Milan He will cooperate fully with investigators. While Inter Milan did not issue any immediate comment.
News of the investigation comes less than a month after Andrea Berretta, the leader of the Inter fans’ association, was arrested for the murder of Antonio Belloco, a senior figure in Belloco’s ‘Ndrangheta gang in Calabria.
Inter and Milan are fierce rivals in sports, but the two clubs’ fan associations signed a non-fighting agreement in order to maximize their illegal profits, police and prosecutors said, adding that football fans should change their mentality.
Milan prosecutor Paolo Storari said at the press conference: “If there is no change in the way these matters are dealt with, the people who have been arrested will be replaced by others who will commit the same crimes.”
