Ultras group the Curva Nord have announced that they plan to boycott the San Siro during Inter Milan this season “until further notice.”
The Nord made the statement in an Instagram post, just hours before Inter’s Serie A opener against Torino.
Inter Milan ultras group the Curva Nord have been voicing their displeasure with the club recently.
The group have complained about the “unprecedented abuses” that they have faced. These include higher ticket prices and the inability of some members to purchase season tickets.
The Nord had already promised a fan protest in response to their grievances.
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However, now the group have announced that they will take things a step further.
The Nord have made clear that they will not be at the San Siro for Inter matches in an organized capacity.
Curva Nord Announce Boycott Of Inter Milan Matches “Until Further Notice”
The Nord’s statement begins: “Here we are.”
“A new season is about the begin. And while our Inter prepare to resume their league campaign, we, their fans, find ourselves forced to face another season marked by abuse, bans, and restrictions.”
“The season ticket campaign has proven to be a complete failure,” the Nord write.
“In addition to yet another unjustified price increase, we’ve been hit with the infamous ‘black list.’ Dozens of guys belong to our groups have been unable to renew their season tickets for no valid reason.”
“Many of them (the majority) have no criminal record. And no pending legal action.”
“The only ‘fault’? Their constant and passionate support of the team, wherever they play, home and away, in Italy and in Europe.”
“People who dedicate time, energy, and money to Inter are now excluded from their seats in the stadium.”
“And all of this is now considered normal.”
The Nord announce that “After deep reflection and internal discussions, we’ve decided that the time has come for us to change course.”
“Last season, we went out of our way to keep our organized support alive. Even fighting to get something as simple as a Nerazzurri flag into the stadium.”
“Want a theatre-like atmosphere to the stadium? Keep it.”
“From today on, organized groups of the Curva Nord will stay outside of the San Siro until further notice.”
As much as I want the curva nord to come to the games. They have to come to some understanding that they are to radical and are almost “hooligans”. I really hope they can fix this soon so that Inter can go back to having the greatest fans.
They are hooligans everywhere and not just in Italy, the authorities just have to bring them to the table and come up with a resolution to some of the challenges they are having and enforce some safety policies to protect all the fans in the stadium. The curva nord do bring a lot of positive entertaining vibe to the stadium and the authorities should simply just work with them, most fans go to the stadium and only make their voice known whenever a goal is made and on the other side the curva nord sing and entertain the players for 90min. We can work with them but we shouldn’t discard them
Peace maker
I have a special respect for curva nord and love them for what they are, radicals with absolute love and dedication.
However, something happend years before and Inter tried to avoid some extreme actions by making new phrases like “IM Inter”. Then something happened with antonio conte (if im correct) when he was annoyed by how much infuluence the radical groups have over the club or at least how informed they are about the things going on.
Apart from being good or bad, it shows that curva nord has a deep root in the club and I think although we need revolutions and progress to become a more stable club we shouldn’t cut off our roots. we must organize it and I think we can do with a little less matchday revenue and its better to check the block list again and make it smaller with some cutions.
Curva Nord is core of our fan base. Fix their problem or face half empty stadium.
The tickets are already bought and paid for. Inter management hardly cares since they have the money already for the tickets. Thes “fans” will be back soon enough let’s not kid ourselves. Inter keeps the money and averts potential hooliganism. Win/win
Don,t care. Hooligans are destruktive and Bad for this Sport…