Ultras rise to the occasion for a worthy cause

A little bit of football history was made on Sunday when Salernitana played Benevento in Italy’s Serie B.

The two cities lie either side of Naples — Benevento inland to the North East, Salerno to the South on the coast. Both date back to ancient times and once upon a time were independent states before eventually coming under Neapolitan rule.

So they are united by a resentment and local rivalry that is naturally expressed in football, especially in Italy and above all in Campania, the region that surrounds Naples.