A 26-year-old man died in Naples after being injured by shots fired during a night of celebrations sparked by Napoli winning its third Serie A title, the media said Friday.
Three other people were injured in the same incident in the southern Italian city.
It is not yet clear if the shots were fired as part of the football celebrations, or if it was criminal activity, according to the Corriere della Sera daily.
La Stampa newspaper said the victim, who died after being taken to the hospital, was linked to a local mafia clan. The police are investigating.
More than 200 people ended up in the hospital overnight for injuries sustained during the celebrations, La Stampa said, from knife wounds to burns from firecrackers and asthma attacks caused by inhaling smoke from flares.
Napoli’s 1-1 draw at Udinese on Thursday evening secured their third league title, and their first in 33 years, with a record-equaling five games to play.
Thousands of fans in Udine, at the Stadio Maradona in Naples, and all around southern Italy’s biggest city exploded with joy at the final whistle.
Thousands of Napoli supporters took to the streets on Thursday evening to toast the club’s first Serie A title triumph since the days of Diego Maradona.
Other ailments included hand injuries from firecrackers, dislocated shoulders, fractured wrists and limbs, eye problems, broken noses, lacerations from falls, head trauma and asthma attacks from smoke inhalation.
A 20-year-old girl was hospitalised in the Frattamaggiore province of Naples with a head injury that was considered to be a threat to her life, with the young woman hit by a car as she celebrated with friends.
