A policeman who shot an Italian soccer fan dead on Sunday is now facing murder charges, the policeman's lawyer said Thursday.
''The magistrate has changed the charge. It may not necessarily involve premeditation but it will be voluntary homicide,'' the lawyer said.
Agent Luigi Spaccatorella, 35, has denied shooting to kill Rome DJ and Lazio fan Gabriele Sandri, 26, after a scuffle between two small groups of fans at a Tuscan service station.
Police said Thursday that the four Juventus fans appeared to have been the victims in the fight which the policeman saw from the other side of the motorway.
Two knives found at the scene belonged to Sandri's companions, police said.
Sandri's death at a Tuscan motorway service station sparked widespread riots and led to the suspension of this weekend's Serie B and C games.
Serie A is off because of Italy's game against Scotland Saturday.
Anti-hooligan authorities on Thursday announced a slew of travel bans to take effect when Serie A starts up again on November 24-25.
Atalanta fans, who caused the suspension of Sunday's home match with AC Milan, have been banned from travelling to see their team take on league leaders Inter.
Milan fans, who were involved in incidents alongside Inter fans after the Inter-Lazio game was called off, won't be allowed to travel to Cagliari.
Roma fans, who attacked three police stations near the Olympic Stadium along with hundreds of Lazio fans, have been banned from travelling to Genoa.
Napoli supporters, who had already received two travel bans before Sunday's mayhem, won't be going to Catania.
The other travel bans cover the Livorno-Sampdoria and Empoli-Torino games.
That leaves only four Serie A games where travelling fans will be let in: Juventus-Palermo, Lazio-Parma, Fiorentina-Reggina and Udinese-Siena.
Authorities have already stiffened security measures and on Thursday set up a new sports ethics council - including a high-ranking Catholic cleric - to help solve the hooligan emergency.
