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Judge Fines Venaria After Parents Attack Family of 16-Year-Old Referee at U-17 Match

A €400 sanction on the home club highlights rules that hold teams liable for the behavior of non‑registered supporters.

Overview

  • The Under‑17 girls’ game in Venaria Reale, near Turin, swung on a late penalty for Torino on April 26th, and the visitors won 4-3.
  • A small group of Venaria supporters, many of them parents, tried to climb the barrier to reach the field as players pleaded with them to stop.
  • The same group then targeted the referee’s family in the stand, shoving her mother and punching her father, who bled from the lip, in front of her 12-year-old brother.
  • The referee’s family sheltered in the locker room and called the Carabinieri after she asked club officials to contact police and they did not.
  • The sporting judge fined Venaria €400 under rules that make clubs responsible for fans inside their grounds, and the club condemned the attack, promising bans and legal help for the family.