Kaka dropped his strongest hint yet that he may be set to leave AC Milan and Serie A after talking with reporters about the latest round of fan violence in Italy. The Brazilian said Serie A was “losing its credibility” in the world of soccer, and warned that the game’s best players would opt to play elsewhere as a result of the fan violence and corruption. “First, there was Calciopoli [the match-fixing scandal], then the police officer who was killed and now another
tragedy,” Kaka said. “A fan who was killed while he was on his way to see a match and these are all blows that hurt the football world.”
Last Sunday, Lazio fan Gabriele Sandri was shot and killed by a policeman at a motorway service station near the Italian city of Arezzo, prompting violent protestations across the country, particularly in Rome and Bergamo. The other incidents Kaka alluded to were the death of policeman Filippo Raciti, killed during riots in Sicily nine months ago, and the match-fixing scandal that just prior to the World Cup in 2006.
The Brazilian added that these problems are social ills that need to be addressed by the Italian government; they are not endemic to soccer. “What blame can you give soccer if a highway service area becomes the scene of guerrilla warfare?” Kaka said. “It’s not the fault of soccer — this is a problem of the state.”