The story behind Inter Milan fans who threw a moped

When Inter Milan hosted Atalanta for one among their final video games of the 2000/01 season on the San Siro, they had been fifth in Serie A and aiming for Champions League qualification.

Before the match, nonetheless, a curious trophy appeared within the Curva Nord: a moped, belonging - in line with the story - to the opposing capo and captured in a battle earlier than kick-off off the sector.

He was overwhelmed, burned and thrown over the railings of the second ground of San Siro. They would by no means have achieved this had it not been for the stair-free entry supplied by the ramps exterior the stadium and, after all, the clearly rigorous safety checks carried out by floor officers.

Luckily, the part of the underside stand that the bike was dumped on was empty, that means nobody was harm. Intending to have the moped disrupt the proceedings on the pitch, Inter followers as a substitute needed to watch it burn and crash into the bizarre part of the stand.

The membership subsequently banned the 4 perpetrators for all times.

Nowhere else on the planet would this legendary terraced jape (or act of hooliganism together with theft, arson and prison injury, relying in your perspective) have been doable.

Despite the pre-match incident, Inter really beat Atalanta 3-0, with Christian Vieri scoring a brace and Alvaro Recoba including a 3rd. Although it was a convincing win, it did little to assist Inter's push for the Champions League, with Parma finally ending 5 factors away from them in fourth.

City rivals and fellow San Siro occupants AC Milan, nonetheless, completed one place behind Inter, with each side having to accept the UEFA Cup subsequent season.

Following the moped incident, Inter had been ordered to play two Serie A matches at house on impartial floor - though this didn't calm issues down on the membership on the time, as every week later, Milan beat them 6-0, in one of the vital iconic video games performed on the San Siro in its practically 100-year historical past.

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