Roma president James Pallotta has once again condemned supporters after the club were ordered to play one game with a partial stadium closure.
The Curva Sud will be closed for the Giallorossi's Serie A game at home to Atalanta on April 19 after banners criticising the mother of the Napoli fan killed by a Roma ultra prior to last season's Coppa Italia final were displayed during the 1-0 defeat of Napoli on Saturday.
Pallotta, who had earlier said the Roma fans' actions were a "defeat for civil society," told Roma Radio that those who displayed the banners are "idiots" ruining things for everybody else.
"We are incredibly frustrated and disappointed in some of the actions," Pallotta said. "We just don't really have the power in the stadium to stop all of this. We did take away some of the banners -- whatever banners that we did see outside before the game, our stewards did -- but at the end of the day, the security inside have to choose to take action and we don't control that security inside.
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"But in spite of that, it's just not fair for all of our fans to be tarnished by a few f---ing idiots and a--h---s that hang out in the Curva Sud. And I'm sure that the vast majority of Roma supporters are sick and tired of these fools, and it's up to all of us together -- not just in Rome but in Italy -- to put an end to their antics.
"It's time we put an end to their antics. We are doing a lot of good things with 'Roma Cares' against bullying and violence and racism, and we'll continue to do that and we're working very hard at this, sometimes fairly quietly."
At the same time, Pallotta has vowed to strengthen attempts to clamp down on this minority and promote a better atmosphere in and around football games.
"I am pledging right now $1 million to 'Roma Cares' to continue to combat this bulls--- that's going on in Rome by a few, and in Italy by a few," he said. "And I'm hoping that we get others to contribute for educational programs to stop all of this crap."