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Inter and AC Milan Exclude Ultras Tied to Mafia From 2025/26 Season Tickets

A security overhaul following an anti-mafia probe bans traditional curve names, blocks ticket transfers, installs facial recognition at turnstiles.

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Overview

  • Hundreds of ultras identified in the "Doppia Curva" anti-mafia investigation have been denied new season tickets for the 2025/26 campaign.
  • Italian investigators allege these organized fans engaged in ticket scalping, extortion, drug trafficking and had links to the ’Ndrangheta.
  • Inter and AC Milan have revoked official recognition of the Curva Nord and Curva Sud sections to weaken ultra group identities.
  • Clubs have prohibited internal curve ticket transfers to stop scalpers using false names and inflated markups.
  • Facial recognition technology will be introduced at Giuseppe-Meazza turnstiles next season under a stadium security pilot.