Video: 30,000 Genoa fans hold funeral for relegated Sampdoria

Getting one over under your rivals

There have been no snide aeroplane messages in Genoa following Sampdoria’s relegation to Serie B. Fans of local rivals Genoa went the whole hog with a fake funeral to mourn the passing of their neighbours.

Some 30,000 people took to the streets to take part in the mock funeral procession. That’s an incredible turnout even before you consider that the average attendance for Genoa home matches is 27,000.

So, there’s either 3,000 armchair Genoa fans who can’t be bothered with matches but will happily parade the streets for a faux funeral, or else there are some Sampdoria fans with a severe penchant for masochism.