Soccer: Inter ultra leader nabbed

(ANSA) - Milan, December 31 - An Inter Milan ultra leader was arrested Monday in the death of another of the club's ultra leaders in scuffles ahead of the 1-0 win over Napoli on Boxing Day.
    Marco Piovella, 34, nicknamed 'Il Rosso' (Red), is one of the heads of the Boys S.A.N. ultra group and has for years orchestrated their pre-match displays of banners.
    He is believed to be the brainchild behind the pre-match ambush of Napoli supporters in which Daniele Belardinelli was run over by an SUV.
    Prosecutors said Piovella "has the power to influence fans and he may re-offend".
    They described him as "dangerous and reticent". Belardinelli, 39, another far-right ultra leader from Inter's twinned Serie D club Varese, was run over while Inter fans armed with hammers, sickles and iron bars attacked Napoli vans and coaches.
    The violence spurred a hooliganism row which also concerned monkey chants at Napoli's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
    Italy's sporting judge closed the San Siro for the next two Inter games, and the ultras' curva for a further one.
    Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said closing stadiums was "the wrong answer".
    Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti said teams should take it upon themselves to suspend play after racist chants, a suggestion supported by many other Serie A bosses.