Eight Juventus fans have been arrested following the riots before the Turin derby. Eleven fans received restraining orders (Daspo). Marco Leonardo Basoccu remains intubated in the ICU; his father maintains he was hit by a smoke canister, not a bottle. Six officers were also injured. Authorities described the events as an ugly page for football.
Surveillance cameras and ballistic analysis: the technology behind the incidents 🎥
The investigation relies on high-definition video surveillance systems installed at the stadium entrances. Officers are using facial recognition software to identify those involved among the 40,000 people present. Additionally, ballistic analysis of the projectiles found (smoke canisters and bottles) will determine the trajectory and origin of the impact that left Basoccu in critical condition. This data will be key to the judicial process.
The smoke canister that wasn't a bottle (according to dad) 💨
While the intubated fan fights for his life, his father has clarified that the projectile was a smoke canister, not a bottle. A fine detail for the forensics, but one that eases the conscience of the bottle throwers. Of course, for the ICU the difference is minimal: the patient remains just as serious. At least technology will be able to distinguish between a metal object and a glass one.