Aurelio De Laurentiis under guard for tensions with the ultras-Corriere.it

There is still a climate of tension in Naples between the president Aurelio De Laurentiis and the most extreme branch of organized fans: the president of the leading team in Serie A, which is on its way to the third Scudetto in its history and which is still in the running for the semi-final of the Champions League, an escort was assigned at the disposal of the Prefecture. It seems a paradox, but the frictions between the parties resist despite the rumors of a truce. Tomorrow, Saturday 15 April, the day on which Napoli-Verona is played at the Maradona stadium, there is a further meeting in the Prefecture to find mediation between the parties. De Laurentiis has not accepted certain behaviors of his supporters. For example, in the last league match at home against Milan, the fans were silent to protest against the curve ticket prices and the strict application of the measures on banners and flags to be carried inside the Maradona.

Spalletti’s appeals

In an attempt to overhaul a full and festive stadium, Spalletti made a further appeal to the fans. Last Wednesday, April 12, at the end of the Champions League match against Milan, the coach had been rather drastic in his utterances: “If I see certain things in the stands again, I’ll get off the bench and go home.” In the conference on the eve with Verona he had less strong tones but the concept was renewed. «We are winning a Scudetto and it seems that nobody cares. I don’t want to go into the merits of the dispute between the club and the fans, I don’t want to know who is right and who is wrong. But this is the time to get lost in the love for Napoli. To let go of love».