Police have arrested 25 people
after the follower of a regional-level team near Potenza was run
down and killed on Sunday, allegedly by a fan of a rival side.
Fabio Tucciariello, 39, was killed and another supporter of
Vultur Rionero is in a serious condition in Potenza's San Carlo
hospital.
The people arrested overnight included the 30-year-old fan of
Melfi, Salvatore Laspagnoletta, who was allegedly driving the
car that mowed down Tucciariello.
Laspagnoletta is facing murder charges, sources said.
"It was tribal violence, also in consideration of the weapons
seized," said Potenza prosecutor Francesco Curcio in a press
conference.
"One tribe wanted to challenge another. Everything was
already prepared, there was definitely planning involved".
On the table behind Curcio, police had placed on display iron
pipes, sticks, baseball bats and knuckle dusters seized from the
fans involved.
Police said lookouts were used to tip off the hooligans about
the arrival of their rivals.
Italian soccer has been plagued with hooliganism for years.
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