Ultra madness during the Serie C match between Foggia and Catanzaro, which ended 6-2 for the guests but after two interruptions due to invasions of the field and with the home fans who attacked the host attacker Pietro Iemmello, former on duty.

After scoring two goals in the first, raising protests from part of the home crowd, Iemmello was about to kick a penalty of the possible 6-1 but an excited supporter entered the field trying to attack him before being stopped by the stewards, as can be seen in an Eleven Tv video.

The player then gave up taking the penalty and was substituted, but even on the bench he risked being attacked. After the second goal of Foggia, for the final 6-2, another interruption due to invasion, with the referee forced to suspend the game again to calm the spirits and restore order on and off the field.

"For me it is the failure of the values that football and sport must transmit. My daughter yesterday watched her father play and had to attend a show that has everything but sport. Foggia dissociates", the very harsh and bitter comment of Giulia Elettra Gorietti, partner of Pietro Iemmello, the Catanzaro player target of the Foggia ultrà.

However, no comment from the player, while the CEO of Catanzaro Diego Foresti explained: "We will decide what to do with the property, we prefer that the player does not speak. We ask you to respect him because he is humanly very impressed".

On the other hand, while the public prosecutor's office and sports justice are investigating the incident, the president of Foggia Nicola Canonico said: “I apologize to the Foggia fans for the bad match. But I also apologize to all the Italian fans for what happened on the pitch. I am indignant, I distance myself ".

(Unioneonline / lf)

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