Police said Lo Piccolo had the upper hand because he had been Provenzano's right-hand man in Palermo and his greater experience won him the respect of the older generation of bosses as they pursued Provenzano's policy of keeping as low as possible while strengthening their power network.
警方表示，洛皮科洛之所以能占上风，是因为他曾是普罗文扎诺在巴勒莫的得力助手。他经验丰富，赢得了老一辈黑帮老大们的尊重，这些人奉行普罗文扎诺的政策，在增强帮派势力的同时，尽可能保持低调。