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Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo will reopen to all spectators on Saturday, after it was green-lighted by the commission for security.

Supporters were banned from the arena in February after the introduction of the new anti-hooligan measures following the riots in Catania when a policeman was killed after the derby with Palermo.

The venues that did not comply with the new safety regulations were not allowed to host spectators in the stands until the work needed to renovate them was completed.

The San Paolo will reopen to both season and daily ticket holders over the weekend, although the commission for stadium security has given the green light after Wednesday’s survey.

However, they have included the condition that the capacity be decreased to 53,740 spectators and that no tickets are sold to away supporters until further notice.

New turnstiles have been installed in the past few months to bring the arena up to the new security standards, but Partenopei President Aurelio De Laurentiis confirmed that five more would be installed during the night, bringing the total to 40.

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