Fascist salutes on Mussolini's goal celebration, really? – Italy – Juve Stabia

“The investigation is ongoing, it’s confidential. »

With two fourth division championship titles, Juve Stabia does not have the best record of Italian football, but is experiencing one of the best sporting periods in its history. Alternating in recent seasons between Serie C and Serie B, the club from the province of Naples climbed to fourth place in the second division this weekend after a narrow home victory against Cesena (1-0) , thanks to a surname that everyone knows. His name is Romano Floriani Mussolinihe marked his first goal as a professionaland the supporters celebrated by shouting his name in unison. So far, so good.

Open investigation

The problem is that you can see on a video the supporters in the side stand of the Romeo-Menti stadium extend an arm when the announcer shouts his first name. Some seem tense. It is impossible to say that it is fascist salutes. A clarification from the club would have helped to understand and not ask the question that certain political figures relayed during the day: is fascism openly accepted in European forums?

To understand this, the Italian football federation launched this Monday a procedure. “Employees of the Federal Prosecutor's Office (FIGC) will send a report on the incident, accompanied by video documents, to the sports judge of the Serie B League for a decision », she told AFP. According to several club specialists, the Curva Sud of Juve Stabianot filmed during the celebrations, has links with movements of . They have already invited the Parisians from the K-Soce Team, a group of Parisian supporters listed as anti-racist.

If the investigation will make it possible to rule on the actions of the fans, clarification deserves to exist on the player's side. His family CV is chilling. Romano Floriani Mussolini is the son of a finance executive and a former MEP from the Italian Social Movementa party formed by supporters of Mussolini after World War II. As a bonus, the side is loaned by Lazionot really known for its anti-fascist commitments. Some club supporters were even supported by his mother Alessandra Mussolini, present at the stadium this Sunday. His son decided to wear his mother's name on his jersey and reduce his father's name to an “M.” The opposite of what he did at Lazio.

He half justified it Sports Journal in November: “My great-grandfather Benito was a very important personality for Italy, but it is 2024 and the world has changed. There will always be some prejudices, but my work has nothing to do with that, and it doesn't weigh on me. People will always talk, but my mother tells me not to worry about it. I'm all for challenges: if I have to silence those who have prejudices about my last name, I do it. » He showed it by celebrating his goal this Sunday, with an index finger on his mouth. So if you don't choose your family, can you choose to be exemplary?

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