Injuries and weapons seized as Napoli fans celebrate before parade

Yahoo

24-05-2025

Napoli fans celebrate at the Piazza del Plebiscito waiting for the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
Napoli fans celebrated the Serie A title through the night and have a Monday parade to look forward to - but knife attacks and fights have already marred the festivities.
The Naples-based club won their second Italian Scudetto in three years on Friday after the 2-0 win over Cagliari.
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The team will parade on Monday along the seafront in open-top buses, with around 100,000 fans expected. Some schools and kindergartens will also be closed on the day, according to the city administration.
But the exuberant atmosphere also had its downsides. According to the medical association Nessuno tocchi Ippocrate, around 100 people had to be hospitalized in the night into Saturday - almost three times as many as on New Year's Eve.
Injuries were caused by fireworks, knife attacks and fights. A 47-year-old man also died in a scooter accident, but it is unclear whether this was related to the celebrations.
Police also reported several robberies, assaults and weapons being seized.
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A 26-year-old TikTok influencer with several hundred thousand followers was among those detained.
According to authorities, he tried to break through a police cordon with two other people on a scooter. When he was stopped, he fled on foot and threw a loaded gun into a nearby park.
After a scuffle in which two police officers were injured, he was arrested.