Curva Nord Suspend Ticket Price Protest In Inter Milan Vs Barcelona Champions League Showdown: 'We'll Chant From Minute 1'
The Curva Nord have suspended their ticket price protest ahead of Inter Milan's Champions League semifinal second leg against Barcelona.
The group have confirmed that they will be chanting from the first minute of the match, via FCInterNews.
Inter Milan ultras group the Curva Nord have been carrying out a fan protest in recent weeks.
This has been in response to the rising ticket prices for Nerazzurri matches at the San Siro.
The main action that the Nord have been taking has been staying silent for the first twenty minutes of Inter matches at the stadium.
This has certainly led to a notable change in the atmosphere at the stadium.
It is typically the Nord who provide the loudest, and most raucous chanting and crowd noise.
However, the Nord have come to the decision that tomorrow's match is of too great a significance not to back the team up from the first minute.
Therefore, the ultras group will provide the usual chanting right from the off.
There will also be elaborate tifos at the start of the match.
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