Serie D, madness in Angri-Portici: fans attack a player in the locker room, match suspended – Football

High voltage at Angri-Porticirecovery of the sixteenth day of group G of the D series postponed last December 17 due to Covid and played on Wednesday at the “Pasquale Novi” stadium. At the end of the first half, the player and captain of the visiting team, Maurice Maraucci, would have been joined by some local fans and attacked in the locker room with kicks, punches and clubs. A reconstruction that has however been completely denied by Angri. However, the referee decided for the final suspension of the match.

Angri-Portici, the attack during the interval

Let’s summarize the facts. The Campania derby was unlocked after just three minutes by Portici thanks to Pinto’s goal. Shortly before the break, Angri have the chance to equalize with a penalty awarded by theSpina referee of Barletta. This is where the crime begins: the guest captain Maraucci tries to annoy the opponent Varsi (in charge of shooting the penalty) provocatively tying his boots in front of the spot, making him waste time. The local soccer player gets hypnotized by the goalkeeper Borrelli and so the score at the interval remains on 0-1. However, some Angri fans would not have taken the opposing player’s attitude well, thus deciding for a real punitive expedition. At that point 3-4 hooded people broke into the locker room beating Maraucci with fists, kicks and even clubs. His teammate was also injured in the scuffle Philogamous, who intervened to defend his captain. Maraucci was not taken to the hospital, but he would have remedied some injuries and would have been sedated because he was in a strong state of shock. At that point the match director decided to definitively suspend the match.

The reconstruction of the Portici

A few minutes after the suspension of the match, Portici issued a press release giving their version of the facts: ”The atmosphere heated up in the 42nd minute when Angri missed the penalty for a possible draw and Maraucci became target of insults and threats on and off the pitch for having “disturbed” the preparations for the penalty. So far, everything has made us think of the usual game dynamics that we witness every Sunday, and nothing let us foresee what happened in the locker rooms. As the team was getting ready to go back to their dressing room, in fact, captain Maurizio Maraucci, who lingered to discuss on the field, and therefore being among the last to come back, was taken by surprise and surrounded by 3-4 people with their faces covered, to then being attacked with a violent volley of kicks and punches. Left on the ground stunned, he was defended by his partner Biagio Filogamo, who was also hit by the attackers. Maraucci, badly shaken, and with visible marks on his chest, shoulders and hips from the attack he suffered, was taken inside the locker room, where a gun was dropped on all the other players and staff members. atmosphere of dismay. With these assumptions, therefore, all the conditions for restarting the game have failed. There was no more game to play. At this moment, it matters little to talk about results on the field, a draw, victory or defeat, and with regard to the match, the bodies in charge of deciding the outcome will be. The certainty is that, despite what happened during the interval of the challenge, there is no trace of a winner; only the trace of a single loser remains: FOOTBALL!”.

Angri denies everything

For its part, Angri has issued a note in which it replies to the accusations of the opposing team, decisively denying what has been reported: ”The Unione Sportiva Angri 1927 takes a position and contests the statements circulating on the web by the club and of some Portici Calcio members and at this point wants to clarify its position regarding what “didn’t” happen at the end of the first half of the match played at the Novi stadium. We return to the sender the accusations of aggression against members of the host club, the accusations of the presence of unauthorized people inside the locker rooms, the accusations of an intimidating climate around this match, the accusations of involvement of our members in hypothetical attacks . In a usual afternoon of sport, the unsportsmanlike attitude came from the host club which refused to play the second half, despite the fact that all the safety conditions existed for the referees and the police forces to be able to play the match. We have bitterly observed the breaking of a door by a member of the visiting team which has caused damage to the sports facility. The Portici players left the pitch in absolute tranquility after having remained in the corridors of the stadium. We are convinced and confident that sports justice will be able to take its course and attest to the regularity of the competition”.

Angri-Portici, 0-3 possible at the table

At this point it will be up to the Sports judge clarify the facts. It is unthinkable that the match is replayed from the moment it was suspended. We are probably going towards 0-3 at the table in favor of Portici. And if the responsibility of the “fans” of Angri is ascertained, the grey-red club also risks a long disqualification from the field. una bad football page and violence.