Youth player injured: stone throwing scandal at the Viareggio Cup

The “Torneo di Viareggio” is one of the most prestigious youth tournaments in the world. Since 1949 I have been meeting the best U-19 teams in Europe in Tuscany. The tournament is currently taking place again. There was a real scandal in the round of XNUMX game between Empoli and Fiorentina.

Glass bottles and stones fly onto the playing field In terms of sport, Fiorentina won the junior derby 3-2. Actually a reason for joy for the Viola fans who traveled with us. But they didn't make a good impression and injured one of Empoli's young players in the face. What happened?

Already in the second half, when Fiorentina was still 1-2 behind, spectators had thrown two glass bottles onto the field. One towards the Empoli players who were just warming up, the other towards the Empoli substitute bench. After the referee blew the whistle, the game continued in the same vein. While the Fiorentina team celebrated the victory, their fans took on the Empoli students. Empoli no longer wants to take part in the tournament Among them was Hamed Junior Traorè, an 18-year-old attacker from Ivory Coast. He had already been racially insulted and reacted to the hostility of the Viola fans. As a result, the situation escalated. In the end, stones flew from the stands and defender Alessio Gianneschi (born in 2000) was hit in the face. The Empoli player, who did not play during the game, had to be taken to the dressing room with a gaping wound under his right eye.

Although Fiorentina apologized to their opponents after the incident, Empoli official Andrea Butti announced: “We will no longer take part in this tournament in the future.” The club from Florence received a fine of 3000 euros.

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Youth player injured: stone throwing scandal at the Viareggio Cup

A scandal broke out during the round of 16 game of the “Torneo di Viareggio” between Empoli and Fiorentina. Empoli defender Alessio Gianneschi was hit in the face by a stone.

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