According to reports, a 26-year-old man lost his life in Naples after being hit by bullets during a night of revelry following Napoli’s third Serie A championship.
In the same incident in the southern Italian city, three additional people suffered injuries.
According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, it is still unclear if the bullets were fired as part of the football celebrations or as part of criminal activity.
The victim, who passed away after being carried to the hospital, was connected to a local mafia clan, according to La Stampa newspaper. Police are looking into it.
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More than 200 people ended up in 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-equalling 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.
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