Repubblica: A derby without choreography – why Inter and Milan will not unveil tifos

The Milan derby will be a bit less colourful in the stands on Sunday night, as neither Curva are expected to unveil a tifo.

As La Repubblica report, the Curva Nord and Curva Sud will be present for the game, but there will not be the usual displays. Neither group will perform any kind of choreography or reveal a tifo like usual, but there will still be chants and songs.

The Nerazzurri ultras went on strike for a long period, until their return on October 29th, although they still followed the team away. The Rossoneri had a bitter disagreement with their management, but times have changed, and now the usual cheering can be heard at the stadium, not just at home.

Despite the authorities’ openness to having tifos present, the two Curvas will simply display coloured cards before the match and not complex jabs at their opponents. The blacklist issue certainly didn’t help the parties in having a conversation.

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Tension persists

The ‘Doppia Curva’ investigation continues to leave remnants, with a number of supporters not able to attend the stadium. We wrote at length about the latest scandal to grip the world of Italian football in a feature on out Substack, which will get you up to speed.

It all stems from the morning of Monday 30 September when the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested a number of key figures from Inter’s Curva Nord and Milan’s Curva Sud on charges of criminal association.

Trials were conducted, and it led to a strange atmosphere in the early-season games, in which Milan and Inter played without the support of the ultras. They have since returned, but the absence of displays in the derby shows not everything is rosy just yet.