Italian media on October 21 prominently covered the imprisonment of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Early morning reports detailed his arrival at the correctional facility and his defiant statements, with multiple outlets highlighting his entry "hand in hand with Carla Bruni" (Corriere Della Sera, Sky TG24). This narrative continued throughout the morning and early afternoon, emphasizing Sarkozy's claims of innocence and the "scandalous" nature of his conviction. Concurrently, news sources also reported on the arrests of approximately 180 Napoli fans in Eindhoven before a Champions League match, described as a preventative measure to avoid disorder (ANSA, La Repubblica). By the evening, a significant focus shifted to the overturning of a rape acquittal based on a victim's sexual history, with an appeals court sentencing the aggressor to three years (ANSA, Corriere Della Sera, La Repubblica).