Italy v Serbia Delayed Due To Rocks, Fire Hoses & Good Old Fashioned Hooliganism

Ya know what? Punish them both.The Italian FA for the bad security and venue, the Serbian FA for their hools. Rule it a no contest but “played” (-3 for both, no points), give both teams a three home match ban. It's about time UEFA takes some serious action.

It's a bit early to be blaming the Italians don't you think? Not their fault in the slightest. I can Garentee the match would be called off in any other country,

You know, I just dont understand why it is so difficult for games to adequately policed in Italy. When you watch a game in the US, for sure no one gets in with a flare. The minute one was lit, the game would stop and those people would be promptly arrested. Same in England. It Italy, it is like they dont even try any more. There has been some real problems with police violence and disproportionate escalation, but now their only answer seems to be to put the away fans in a cage and hope they dont get out. There just has to be a happy medium between beating all the away fans just in case and stepping back and doing nothing.

Seems to me, after the first issue with violence, that whole section should have been cleared.

I also think it is sort of funny because the last time I was at a game in Italy, they made me take the cap off my water bottle before I could go in. Somehow, though, flares and wire cutters are ok.

I absolutely agree, both sides should be punished. Italy has to wake up and join the 21st century. Maybe instead of making fans all have cards (which, handily enough, are also credit cards), the Italian FA could just do some real security.

The Italian FIGC says it was the fault of the Serbian police because they didn't warn Italy that violent fans were coming. Oh, and the spokesperson also said that the fans were “adequately searched.” What about those metal bars and wire cutters, then? Yikes.

to quote Gabriele Marcotti:

“To those who say shd have “searched” fans entering ground, they were searched. 10 arrests, plenty confiscated…”

“To those who asked why riot cops did not wade in, did not want to risk crush at back of stand. Lots of peaceful Serbs in there too…”

According to reports now, the fan violence was planned. They even attacked the Serbian team bus before the game started. Seems to me, that should have been a warning to the authorities that things were going to get ugly. I just dont believe that there was nothing Italian security forces could do but stand there and watch.

I wish the srbija suspend for 15 years becouse they are bad people.They killed lot good people and I'M from Bosnia and I have USA citizenship I'M so happy I'M here,Srbija is need be suspend from all the world they are not civilaze, they devil and were need protected this world I'M so sorry for Italy. I ask FIFA to suspend Srbija for 15 to 20 years.Thank you! Enra Clement

Seriously? Blame the Italians, for the fault of the Serbian fans, that's one of the stupidest idea's I've ever heard.

Take your racism elsewhere, kthanxbai

I love flares.

It seems the Serbian FA and Serbian team didn't warn the FIGC/carabinieri. Not sure what they can do without that. Wise policing during the game, though. Entering the curva would have caused serious problems.

take your racist crap somewhere else…It's pathetic how some folks will try to use this to tar an entire race of people…on the whole Serbs are good people. There are idiots in every group, I guess you are one of those Bosnian ones, eh?

As far as this incident goes, this had nothing to do with the Italians really, the Serbian Ultras are pissed at the Serbian FA and I suspect there is lingering anger regarding the crappy effort in the World Cup. The Estonia game and Antic's firing which was political more than anything, were the last straws. It seems their entire goal was to stop the game from being played, I don't think the Ultras are going to cry about lost points or anything, in fact I suspect that was the whole purpose…they were/are punishing the Serbian FA and the lazy ass players. It just happens that this game was in Italy, and so the Italians got an eyeful of an internal Serbian issue….I'd bet it would have been far more violent had this game been in Belgrade.

As far as the Italians complaining that they weren't warned, I'm a little shocked that they are claiming they needed a warning, since this wouldn't be the first time they've had trouble with Serbian fans, and it's not like their Ultras don't don't have a reputation for violence.

The brawl came from the Serbian hools but the security meassures weren't enforced properly. That's part of the reason how this could happen.

Ja mislim da si ti isti ko srbi mozda si ti isto puco Na djecu i zene DOK tako mislis nemoj da mi odgovaras ti si isti ko oni ha, ha, mislis da srbi Jaki Su Su oni slabi i uvele duse PA KADA IH volis zasto ne Ides u srbiju ja MRZIM IH ubili Su otjerali moju prodicu me od Moje Kuče ti najveci idiot, mozda si ti puco u moju porodicu srbija je mala i nedorasla. Increase i UCI SE kulture ponasanja.

It is interesting how you switch from English to Serbian when you want to say something that most folks with class would be embarrassed to say to someone.

Jay 1389 ako nemozes biti srb onda bolje zacepi usta jer ti nista neznas o Jugoslaviji, bolje bi bilo da vodis svoj posao nego da zoves nekoga idiot jer neznas kako je biti u ratu. Nemoj da odgovaras i da dajes svoj komentar jer ti neznas nista o Jugoslaviji.

Speak English you fool so that the others can understand how ignorant and classless you are. My family is originally from Yugoslavia, I spent a lot of time there and still have family in Belgrade. I am definitely not ignorant of what happened and why. You have already called me a peado and homosexual….why? Because I pointed out your racism, and so you respond with more. I'm glad though that others here can see the kind of racism and lack of class that Serbs have had to deal with from people like you. If you had something worthwhile to say you wouldn't be resorting to this kind of behavior. No, you are just another worthless bigot. Why don't you do us all a favor and join your dear Prodic? I think you will be happier then. (yeah I know Guest was you, I can tell from your practically illiterate Serbo-Croatian)

You know something best to do I don't wish make any comment to you I see you don't have any respect to anybody who was there and suffer without food,water and basic supply for living , anyway why you call me first name which is hurt so much when somebody like you don't know anything about srbija and you wrote your family came from srbija , you should be know srbo-croation language .I live here married with American man have 2 American kids born USA and I very happy here and I don't really care what you say becouse you don't know me and srbija ,Bosnia,Croatia etc. So next time when want say something make sure that you know about '' that''.