Soccer fan has whole home section of stadium to himself after police banned certain postal codes

A soccer fan had the whole home end of a stadium to himself after police banned anyone with certain postal codes.Steven Faughnan, 36, from Scotland, supports Italian side Atalanta and watched them win 3-0 against Napoli on Sunday – all while sitting on his own.Police rules meant he had the entire home section of Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to himself.Due to public safety concerns, anyone with a Lombardy postcode had been barred from buying tickets to the match – but Steven, with his Edinburgh address, was able to secure his seat.Steven said he was aware of the unique situation before buying a ticket – and says he tried to keep the home side spirit alive despite the empty seats.“I knew it might be difficult to get a ticket for Napoli given the previous restrictions but thought I would travel over anyway,” said Steven.“I got lucky I was able to buy a ticket and was treated to a wonderful Atalanta performance.It’s just sad that life long fans from Bergamo could not experience it live.”“I had this week booked off from work for the last 6 months with the intention of going to any games that Atalanta were playing.”“It was an amazing experience being a solo away fan in such a big stadium.

I did try to make some noise but it was difficult!”Steven became a fan of the team after meeting Atalanta fans at a Hibernian game in 2016 – and since then, Steven and partner Lauren have become regular visitors to Bergamo.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.“I became interested in Atalanta around 2016 when a small group of Atalanta fans came and stood with me and my friends at a Hibernian game,” said Steven.“I then got in touch with one of the lads, Giulio, when me and Lauren were going on holiday in Milan.”He managed to help...