Premier Matteo Renzi on Wednesday called on Italy's football authorities to take action to prevent sometimes deadly stadium violence and return the sport to families and fans. "The government is ready to do its part but this challenge must see society, the (Italian Soccer) Federation, soccer employees, and the best part of organized fan clubs on the front lines," Renzi wrote in his online newsletter the day after ex-Roma ultra Daniele De Santis was sentenced to 26 years for killing Napoli fan Ciro Esposito before the 2014 Italian Cup final.
"There were new incidents at this year's Italian Cup final, 24 months after Ciro's tragic end," the premier wrote.
"Luckily there were no victims. But it is still unacceptable".
"Dying young is always a contradiction - dying over a football game is simply absurd".
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