Napoli fans ordered to stay away from Palermo contest

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11/07/2007 - Naples, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Napoli fans have been banned from Saturday's game at Palermo authorities said on Wednesday due to concerns over their recent conduct.

Events at recent games against Juventus, Reggina and Fiorentina prompted the decision from the body which monitors Italian soccer hooliganism.

Napoli has performed well in its first season in Serie A since 2001, climbing to seventh in the standings, but fans are taking that success a little too far.

The Napoli supporters have already been banned from a home match in September against Genoa after fans displayed offensive banners and threw bottles and smoke bombs and an earlier game.

They were also ordered to stay away from the team's away contest at Inter Milan, but still managed to get hold of around 1,000 tickets.

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