Daniele De Santis, the Roma ultra
accused of the death of Napoli fan Ciro Esposito before the 2014
Italian Cup final between Napoli and Fiorentina, was found
guilty and sentenced to 26 years in jail Tuesday.
Esposito died 53 days after De Santis shot him on May 3.
"You must rot for what you did," shouted someone in court.
De Santis had defended himself by saying he had responded
to an attack by Napoli fans.
Rome prosecutors had asked for a life sentence for De
Santis, a former member of a group of hardcore 'ultra' Roma fans
and an extreme right wing militant who has admitted to pulling
the trigger, but said he only did so as he was being attacked
with knives.
A medical report documented the fact that De Santis
suffered "cut wounds" in the clashes, Carabinieri police said in
2014.
De Santis was accused of manslaughter, bodily harm and
illegal possession of arms.
Two Napoli fans allegedly involved in the clashes, Gennaro
Fioretti and Alfonso Esposito, have also been sent to trial.
They were part of the group with Ciro Esposito who
allegedly hurled themselves against De Santis.
Fioretti and Esposito are accused of aggravated rioting.
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