Raffaele Purpo, the head ultrà of the Rome Fedayn found dead by the police
The police and the Rome Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the death of Raffaele Purpo, former head of the ultras group of the Fedayn of Rome called ‘Er Mafia’ and known to the police for his background for drugs. The 56-year-old was found lifeless last Tuesday, but only in the last few hours did the news take on another prominence, filling the headlines. In the last weekend of the championship, the ultras of Rome and Lazio remembered him with banners at the stadium and yesterday, the Rome prosecutor’s office, wanted to open a file currently against unknown persons.
A due act, according to what has been learned, after the report arrived in Piazzale Clodio of the agents of the Casilino police station who found Raffaele Purpo lifeless at home, in Quadraro, during a house check last Tuesday.
‘Er Mafia’ had just returned from the pizzeria where he was allowed to work. The 56-year-old would have died of an illness. On Thursday at the Olimpico stadium, during the Conference League match between As Roma and Zorya, banners were displayed in his memory in the south curve: “Legends never die! Raffaele with us” and “Head high life you’ve always defied, death won’t stop you. “
On Sunday the homage also from the northern curve of Lazio: “All Rome loses a warrior. Hello Raffaele worthy rival”. Purpo, on the other hand, was very well known. He had transversal relationships and was a longtime friend of Fabrizio Piscitelli, the leader of the Irriducibili of Lazio killed on 7 August 2019 at the Parco degli Acquedotti. An acquaintance never interrupted over the years. Bonds of friendship, at least according to official reports. Today the funeral at Don Bosco.