The pools of blood on Via Sicilia and Via Napoli are no longer there. But in Marina, where last Saturday a fifteen-year-old was stabbed by a peer during yet another weekend of brawls and alcohol, fear and concern remain.

"Enough minimizing, what happened Saturday night is the epilogue of a phenomenon we've been denouncing for too long," says Sandra Orrù, a Marina resident and spokesperson for the residents' association "Apriamo le finestre alla Marina."

This is why, together, shopkeepers and residents are now calling for " more checks and sanctions on those who sell alcohol to minors and a permanent presence of law enforcement, at least on Fridays and Saturdays."

But in the red zone , especially the shopkeepers, are getting in the way.

"It's a hypothesis that should be taken with a pinch of salt," explains Alberto Melis, owner of the Antica Cagliari restaurant. "The risk is that, in the end, businesses will be penalized ." This concept is echoed by Alessandro Olisterno, owner of the Maverick: "The red zone could be an advantage in one sense, but a major disadvantage in another. What would happen if tourists were given the wrong message that the Marina is not a safe neighborhood? Businesses would work less, there would be smaller paychecks, and there would be more unemployment."

All the details in Mauro Madeddu's article in L'Unione Sarda on newsstands and on Unione Digital

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