The Napoli president launches a sensational attack on the authorities following further violent episodes between supporters on Sunday, before and during the Turin derby.
Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has hit out at Italy's failure to clamp down on fan violence, labelling the country a "mafia state".
There have been a number of violent episodes in recent weeks, with Roma fans launching an aggressive campaign against president James Pallotta and Cagliari ultras entering a training camp to angrily confront players.
On Sunday, there were more problems as Torino fans smashed Juventus's team bus prior to the Turin derby, while 11 Granata supporters were injured during the game by a firework thrown by Bianconeri fans.
"We have a mafia state," De Laurentiis roared to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.
"We are the mafia capital, we have the Ndrangheta [the Calabrese mafia], the Camorra [Neapolitan mafia] – is this what we call the bel paese?
"We need Angelino Alfano [Italy's minister of the interior] to take a good hard look at himself. I know he is worried about it but he's far behind because we already told him to give power to the police in the stands like they do in England. He didn't listen.
"This violence has nothing to do with organised fan groups. Why does Alfano not do something an eight-year-old child could organise?
"We are tired of this apathy that guarantees political votes. In England, the prime minister moved to fix violence in stadiums [after the Hillsborough disaster] while, here, everyone just stands around."
De Laurentiis has been a vocal critic of fan violence ever since a Napoli fan, Ciro Esposito, was murdered by a Roma Ultra prior to the 2014 Coppa Italia final. (Goal)
Lolz is he just realizing that
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