April 25 – Portuguese authorities have opened an investigation into the death of an Italian supporter caught up in last weekend’s Lisbon derby between Sporting and Benfica.
Marco Ficini (pictured), a 41-year-old Fiorentina fan, had travelled to Lisbon with a group of friends to support Sporting, which is twinned with Fiorentina
Ficini was hit by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning when trying to escape fighting between Sporting and Benfica supporters. Both sets of fans escaped before police arrived, leaving Ficini in the middle of the road. He died in the hospital from his injuries.
Sporting expressed its “most profound sorrow” in a statement, adding that it “is monitoring the inquiry being undertaken by the authorities, with the objective of identifying those responsible.”
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