Technorgasm
10-20-2010, 08:34 AM
A group of six youths broke into the stadium late in the afternoon before damaging both goals and digging as many as 50 small holes in the pitch.
Groundstaff have been working to repair the pitch since Monday morning, however, and Gazzetta dello Sport reports that it will be ready for Thursday's game and that Liverpool are expected to train on the pitch tomorrow evening.
One of the vandals has been caught and identified, but as he is a minor was returned to his parents without charge. They may have been encouraged by groups of Napoli supporters unhappy with the club's decision to raise ticket prices for the match.
"In my opinion this was not a simple act of vandalism," said the Naples councillor responsible for sport, Alfred Ponticelli. "I don't believe it was a coincidence that [Napoli] are playing Liverpool on Thursday,"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/19/napoli-pitch-vandalised-liverpool-europa-league
and that was just for ONE match. . let alone SEASON seats.
Groundstaff have been working to repair the pitch since Monday morning, however, and Gazzetta dello Sport reports that it will be ready for Thursday's game and that Liverpool are expected to train on the pitch tomorrow evening.
One of the vandals has been caught and identified, but as he is a minor was returned to his parents without charge. They may have been encouraged by groups of Napoli supporters unhappy with the club's decision to raise ticket prices for the match.
"In my opinion this was not a simple act of vandalism," said the Naples councillor responsible for sport, Alfred Ponticelli. "I don't believe it was a coincidence that [Napoli] are playing Liverpool on Thursday,"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/19/napoli-pitch-vandalised-liverpool-europa-league
and that was just for ONE match. . let alone SEASON seats.