20 Hurt in Fights Before Turin Derby
TURIN, Italy, March 19 (Reuters) - Two soccer fans were recovering in hospital and 18 people including nine policemen received first aid treatment after violence before Sunday's derby match between Juventus and Torino, police said.
One fan fractured his foot while trying to climb over a gate at the Delle Alpi stadium. The other suffered a head wound. Police fired tear gas at a group of around 500 supporters
who were throwing bottles, stones and flag staves at one another outside the ground about an hour before kick-off.
The trouble reportedly started when a small group of Juventus fans tried to reach the "Maratona" end of the stadium reserved for Torino followers. Order was restored before kick-off and the match, which Juventus won 3-2, passed off without incident.
The derby match had been subject to a row over ticket allocation. Juventus declined to make tickets available to Torino fans, arguing it would mean having to move some of their
season-ticket holders in the "Maratona" to different seats. The Interior Ministry intervened in favour of Torino and also moved the kick-off time from 8:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) to 3:00
p.m. to help police control the fans.
