Game 3 of the Serie C playoffs ended badly, or rather very badly, for Pallacanestro Molfetta: at the end of the match valid for the jump to inter-regional Serie B, deservedly won 83-66 by Canusium in Trinitapoli, the visiting athletes suffered a violent verbal and physical aggression by a group of people with slaps, punches, kicks and chairs. Moments of madness ended before the arrival of the police. A fan fainted and 118 intervention was necessary, while a member of the red and white club ended up in the emergency room of the Don Tonino Bello hospital in Molfetta.
“It was truly a nightmare, we are saddened and nauseated” is the laconic comment of President Solimini’s association who, in the next few hours, will evaluate whether to file a complaint with the competent authorities, both in criminal and sporting matters. The facts could also trigger an investigation by the Carabinieri, who intervened on site with four patrols together with the Local Police, to trace the alleged perpetrators. The soldiers listened to the red and white managers: “We can’t explain what happened – they say from the Molfetta locker room -. What was our fault? That of trying to win the match?”.
