2006–07 Serie A

Events

Following the 2006 Serie A scandal, Juventus was relegated to Serie B and deducted 9 points. Fiorentina, Milan, and Lazio received point deductions of 15, 8, and 3 respectively but avoided relegation. Lecce, Messina, and Treviso, originally scheduled for relegation to Serie B, were initially allowed to remain in Serie A; however, successful appeals by Fiorentina and Lazio kept them up, sending Lecce and Treviso down and maintaining a 20-team league.

In a separate inquiry, Reggina received a 15-point penalty but stayed in Serie A, later reduced to 11 points on appeal. On 2 February 2007, police officer Filippo Raciti was killed outside the Stadio Angelo Massimino in Catania during football-related violence at the Sicilian derby between Catania and Palermo. That match, originally set for 4 February at 15:00, had been moved to Friday at 18:00 at Catania's request due to the St. Agatha local celebrations.

The events followed the murder of Ermanno Licursi, an amateur club manager beaten to death during a riot in a Terza Categoria match. Commissioner Luca Pancalli then halted all Italian football matches, including Serie A fixtures, stating that play would not resume until a solution to the violence issue was found. The following week, a special government law enforced measures against stadium violence and banned supporters from venues not meeting mandatory security requirements, allowing football to continue with half of matches played without spectators.

Catania was prohibited from playing home matches at Stadio Angelo Massimino for the rest of the season and forced to play at neutral grounds behind closed doors. Several other Italian stadiums were closed for security reasons and reopened only after passing safety requirements; all reopened by April except Stadio Massimino. Catania's home matches were allowed spectators on neutral ground from 13 May.

Attendances

Serie A attendances dropped marginally, with a final season average of 19,720. Catania hosted Ascoli, Fiorentina, Inter, Lazio, Reggina, Roma, Siena, and Torino at neutral venues without fans, and Milan and Chievo Verona in Bologna with fans welcome. Milan led in season ticket holders with 37,000, followed by Inter with 35,000. The lowest attendance of the season was 2,800 for the Ascoli versus Cagliari match on the final day.