Napoli fans will not be allowed to travel to their club's away games this season after violence marred Sunday's Serie A opener at Roma, Italy's Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said yesterday.

The Italian railway said supporters of the Naples club caused 500,000 euros damage after fighting with police and railway workers and boarding a Rome-bound train without tickets on Sunday.

The fans occupied the train in Naples and, after they refused to get off, police advised regular passengers to disembark. There were also scuffles outside the stadium between police and Napoli fans and more incidents on the supporters' return journey after the match.

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