Genoa fans stay silent for 43 minutes to honour victims of bridge collapse
Two early goals propelled Genoa past Empoli on a night the victims of the Aug. 14 bridge collapse in Genoa were honored at the Luigi Ferraris.
Genoa fans remained silent on Sunday for the first 43 minutes of their club's Serie A opener -- one minute for each of the 43 victims of the Morandi Bridge collapse in the port city this month.
In the first match at the city's Luigi Ferraris stadium since the disaster, there was an impeccably observed minute's silence before kickoff.
The silence then continued, to the extent that it seemed the match was being played behind closed doors with only the shouts of the players echoing around the stadium.
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