Italian sports minister Giovanna Melandri has called for club football to be halted for several weeks in order to crack down on violence in the sport.

The policeman who accidentally shot and killed a Lazio fan in Italy yesterday has spoken of his regret over the incident.

Italian football is facing fresh crisis after a Lazio fan was shot dead by police yesterday.

ITALIAN football was in mourning again last night after the killing of Gabriele Sandri, a Lazio supporter shot by police at a motorway service station near Arezzo.

A police officer accidentally shot and killed an Italian football fan today, during a clash between Lazio and Juventus supporters.

An Italian police officer accidentally shot dead a football fan today while trying to break up a clash with supporters of another club at a motorway rest stop, a police chief said.

The Serie A game between Roma and Cagliari scheduled for Sunday night at the Stadio Olimpico has been postponed.

The Serie A match between Atalanta and AC Milan was abandoned after seven minutes of play on Sunday because of crowd disturbances.