Football fans from Italy were upset by the defeat of their favorite team and burned down the opponents' stadium (3 photos + 1 video)
Taranto's stadium has been declared unfit for use following a serious fire started by Foggia fans.
On September 3, a Serie C match took place at the Taranto stadium. Taranto - Foggia. The meeting ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of "Taranto", and almost immediately after the end of the match in the fan sector Riots broke out and fire broke out.
It all started with the fact that Foggia fans got to the match by the second half, and they spent the entire first half stuck in traffic. Mood the fans felt bad, and after the loss of their favorite team it was by no means improved.
At first, the fans, in a fit of anger, began to tear off and throw into the stadium seats, and then dispersed and lit a smoke bomb. From her The plastic ignited and the fire began to quickly spread throughout the stand.
Firefighters were quickly called to the stadium, but the fans were so uncontrollable that they began throwing stones at them.
According to the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the fire was extinguished all night, containing the flames and not allowing it to spread to central stand. As a result, the guest room almost completely burned down sector - it was declared unfit for further exploitation.
Oddly enough, the casualties were among the visitors to the football there is no match. But the Taranto sports club intends to seek to identify and punishment of those responsible for the fire - in the end, repair and restoration the guest stand of the stadium is an expensive affair. And I would like to know who make financial claims.