Nope, I thought so too at first. But the well informed swedish commentator had some information. He said the reason behind the black armbands was cuz of the 3 killed Italian soldiers. I think it was in Iraq or somewhere.
A friend told me the sad news. That Lippis mother died earlier today after a long illness. May she rest in peace. I thank her for giving birth to our beloved Lippi.
I will post the source later.