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Sections of Napoli stadium closed

Reuters - Monday 08 September 2008, 13:35

Napoli Stadium

Some sections of Napoli's San Paolo stadium will be closed until the end of October after violence marred their opening Serie A match at AS Roma, the Italian Soccer League said.

Interior Minister Roberto Maroni had already banned the Naples club's fans from travelling to away games all season following the trouble on August 31, in which a train was ransacked causing half a million euros in damage.

The end stands, or 'curve', were being closed because they are the parts of the stadium usually frequented by the fans who caused the trouble, sporting judge Gianpaolo Tosel said in a statement on the league's website.


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