| Players and officials of the Italian football, were | | | | Sunday were postponed. The league announced |
| discussing about shutting down some leagues | | | | Tuesday both games are rescheduled for |
| after the disaster occurred on Sunday when a | | | | December 5th. Another match Sunday between |
| police officer shot a Lazio fan on a highway rest | | | | Atalanta and AC Milan was suspended after seven |
| stop. | | | | minutes when fans in Bergamo attempted to |
| The police officer shot a Lazio fan named Gabriel | | | | break through a barrier and force their way onto |
| Sandri who was just 26 year-old, a disc jockey | | | | the field. No announcements on rescheduling that |
| from Rome. Several tests practiced to the gun | | | | game have been released. |
| used in the incident indicated it was not | | | | "This morning I finally read the right word: |
| accidentally discharged as the officer declared. | | | | terrorism. What happened Sunday is civil war," |
| Supposedly everything happened when Sandri | | | | said Italy team manager Luigi Riva, the Azzurri's |
| was sitting on a car in a highway rest stop in | | | | all-time leading scorer with 35 goals. "We've got to |
| Tuscany where he was shot in the neck. | | | | stop all this before we think about playing," Riva |
| Police reports stated they had intervened when a | | | | said. "I would stop the league right away, even |
| fight between Sandri's group Lazio fans headed to | | | | for a year, if it would defeat this terrorism." |
| see their club play at Inter Milan and a group of | | | | Italian football federation president Giancarlo |
| Juventus fans encountered as they also travel | | | | Abete reiterated Tuesday that there were no |
| north to see their team play. After the tragedy | | | | plans to stop the Serie A. |
| took place a group of fans attacked some police | | | | "We were clear yesterday. We decided |
| stations. | | | | unanimously to stop the leagues scheduled to play |
| Some suspects had been already arrested, 4 in | | | | this weekend and call a federation meeting for |
| Rome, 5 in Taranto, 6 in Milan and 7 in Bergramo. | | | | Thursday to hear the (club presidents) and |
| More arrests are expected and the prosecutors in | | | | evaluate the measures," Abete was quoted as |
| Rome said they are planning on terrorism charges | | | | saying by the ANSA news agency. "As far as |
| to the Rome suspects. | | | | we're concerned, games will be played regularly |
| The Inter-Lazio and AS Roma-Cagliari games | | | | Nov. 25," Abete added. |