I think that opposition supporters may think that the Ultras are a hooligan element. I totally agree with the idea but I think the name may be mis-interpreted by the opposition. Here is a quote from a report of an incident which happened in Italy a couple of years ago
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A day of tragedy for Salernitana and Italian Football. The team lost to Piacenza, thus resulting in relegation to Serie B. Over 1500 Ultras from Salernitana made the journey to Piacenza by train. The return journey was to be a nightmare, incidents kept breaking out aboard the train and the police were already trying to stop the train and transfer the Ultras to awaiting buses they had laid on but this police tactic failed. On arrival at Salerno station the Ultras set fire to a carriage of their train, but tragically part of the train was still in a tunnel thus resulting in the deaths of 4 fans and a number of others being badly hurt.
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