During Roma’s 1-0 win over Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, the Curva Sud unveiled a banner criticising Ciro Esposito’s mother.
Napoli supporter Ciro Esposito was tragically killed by a gunshot wound before the Coppa Italia final between the Partenopei and Fiorentina, following an altercation between ultras of Roma and Napoli.
The away fans unfurled a banner which read “Ciro Forever” as Napoli took to the field against Roma, though the Curva Sud was critical of Ciro’s mother Antonella Leardi who has recently released a book titled ‘Ciro Lives’, and is a fervent campaigner against violence at football matches.
The banner unfurled by the Curva Sud read,”How sad. Gaining from the funeral with books and interviews.”
Leardi responded to the banner after the game, and was visibly hurt by the suggestion she is profiting from Ciro’s death.
“I saw the game on TV and was hurt by those words,” she told ANSA.
“It hurts to hear horrible things about a child who is lost.”
