Overview

• Stones and bricks struck a bus carrying Estra Pistoia supporters just outside Rieti after Sunday’s Serie A2 game against RSR Sebastiani Rieti.
• A projectile shattered the windscreen and fatally hit the reserve driver, with police confirming the death at the scene.
• Officials had intervened during halftime over clashes between rival fans, and police escorted the bus to the city’s outskirts before the attack.
• Investigators have not identified the perpetrators or motive, and no arrests have been publicly reported.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denounced the killing as unacceptable, and federation president Gianni Petrucci said he would work with legal authorities.