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Italian FA: Serie A could be suspended following incidents at Inter vs. Napoli

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Italian football association president Gabriele Gravina says he'll consider suspending Serie A following severe incidents before and during Inter's victory over Napoli at the San Siro on Boxing Day.

According to local police, violence prior to the fixture resulted in the death of a 35-year-old Inter supporter and the stabbing of four Napoli fans, setting the table for a contentious affair marred by racist chants directed at Napoli's Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

"Now we must reflect for a moment and coordinate: It is a problem of public order and as such should be managed, whether we'll be playing or not," Gravina told Il Messaggero, per SkySports.

Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti said that he asked the referee to halt the match after three requests on the San Siro loudspeakers failed to curb the monkey noises aimed at Koulibaly.

"We asked three times for the match to be suspended and there were three announcements, but the match continued," Ancelotti told Sky.

A noticeably agitated Koulibaly was sent off late during the match after picking up subsequent yellow cards, the first for a foul on Inter's Matteo Politano, and the second for applauding the referee's decision to brandish the initial card.

"I am worried about this surreal climate. I'm not a psychologist, but some players were super nervous, it was all evident at San Siro. Now I reflect, because what happened outside is too serious," Gavrina added.

"What happened is very bad. In the field I saw players that were too nervous. The referee will write what happened, if he has made some mistakes he will be evaluated too."

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