Soccer: De Santis gets 26 yrs (3)

(ANSA) - Rome, March 24 - 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.