Feyenoord fans who damaged
Rome's historic Barcaccia fountain in February won't be tried
for it because Netherlands have not been able to identify the
culprits, Dutch media reported Tuesday.
The Dutch investigators reportedly complained they did not
have enough footage of the February 19 incident.
The damage caused by the fans who broke off pieces and
scarred the famed fountain in Rome's Piazza di Spagna were
estimated at about 5.2 million euros.
The 17th-century Bernini masterpiece at the foot of the
Spanish Steps had just recently been unveiled after a lengthy
restoration.
The masterpiece commissioned by Pope Urban VIII in 1627 is
estimated to be worth 60 million euros.
The drunken Dutch fans, defying a booze ban and spoiling
for trouble ahead of a Europa League match against AS Roma, also
caused damage estimated to be worth 158,000 euros for rampaging
through the city and damaging buses they boarded after moving
away from the Spanish Steps.
Some 44 fans will be tried by a Dutch court for clashes
with police, Dutch media said.
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