Daniele De Santis, who is accused of shooting and killing Napoli supporter Ciro Esposito before the 2014 Coppa Italia Final, will face trial on July 8.
It was announced yesterday that De Santis, associated for his past as a Roma Ultra, will be tried at Rome's Corte d'Assise for murder, bodily harm and illegal carry of weapons.
The Coppa Italia on May 3 last year in Rome was marred by pre-match violence, during which De Santis was believed to have fired a shot into the back of Esposito.
Daniele De Santis, who is accused of shooting and killing Napoli supporter Ciro Esposito before the 2014 Coppa Italia Final, will face trial on July 8.
It was announced yesterday that De Santis, associated for his past as a Roma Ultra, will be tried at Rome's Corte d'Assise for murder, bodily harm and illegal carry of weapons.
The Coppa Italia on May 3 last year in Rome was marred by pre-match violence, during which De Santis was believed to have fired a shot into the back of Esposito.
The 27-year-old Esposito fought for his life in hospital for 53 days before his death.
Antonella Leardi, the mother of Esposito, was at the preliminary hearing yesterday where friends of De Santis greeted his arrival with cries of ‘Forza Daniele’.
“The pain that I feel today is immense, similar to what you feel during childbirth when the midwife takes your new-born son,” she said to Gazzetta dello Sport.
“The Ultras have never apologised to me. But they don’t have to present themselves to me – on day they will have to explain what they have done to God.”