The very young basketball referee from Fano who was attacked by a spectator on March 22nd in the Ipsia gym in Senigallia during a match between Pallacanestro Senigallia and Pallacanestro Sector Giovanile Montegranaro, valid for the 9th and final day of the return of the Under 14 Elite championship. The incident took place a few minutes from the end when a Montegranaro player committed his fifth foul. Upon leaving the playing field, the Veregrense basketball player made a gesture of anger and kicked the bench. At that point one of the two referees, an 18 year old from Fano, sent him off and invited him to leave the field. Annoyed by what happened, a visiting fan entered the pitch and hit the young referee with a slap.
The coach of the visiting team and other managers immediately intervened to stop the attacker. The match director promptly returned to the locker room and after a discussion with the superiors suspended the match, which at that moment saw the home team clearly ahead. Sutor Montegranaro published a message of apology for the incident on its social media channels: “We have become aware of a very serious event that occurred during a match of one of our youth teams. We apologize first and foremost to the referee and to all those who were present. We are very sorry, without words. We want to openly condemn and distance ourselves from this behavior which is foreign to our values. We are evaluating how to manage the issue internally to protect our children.” The matter could also have criminal implications, if the affected referee were to file a complaint against the Veregrense fan.
2024-03-27 05:44:34
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