Overview
- Police detained Manuel Fortuna, 31, Kevin Pellecchia, 20, and Alessandro Barberini, 53, ultras from Rieti’s Curva Terminillo, on suspicion of the deadly assault.
- Prosecutors are investigating for voluntary homicide, with the trio held in jail pending a judge’s validation of the detentions expected mid‑week.
- Investigators are analyzing CCTV, cell‑site records and seized stones for DNA, with WhatsApp group chats and a young supporter’s testimony cited as key leads.
- The ambush struck the Pistoia fans’ coach near the Contigliano exit, where stones and bricks were hurled from below the roadway, killing second driver Raffaele Marianella, 65.
- Federbasket ordered Rieti’s A2 home fixtures behind closed doors pending inquiries, while the club moves to join the case as a civil party and authorities review match‑security measures.